Thanks for always helping me

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Sometimes I end my post to a forums member with Thanks for always helping me to show my gratitude. As a matter of fact, that member hasn't always helped me; he only helps me when he has time or is available. So they don't always help me when I need help. Is it still correct to use that sentece? I'm not saying that I shouldn't offer my thanks to someone but I believe the literal meaning of the sentence is more sugar-coated than it should be.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

These things are never intended nor taken literally.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

But I appreciate the thanks, no matter how it is said. Sometimes I spend a lot of time and thought answering a question, and never know if the poser has seen it, liked it, understood it, learned from it, etc.

Phanish · Answer

Thanks a lot. I was having the same doubt.

Clive · Answer

Hi,
It's always appreciated when someone thanks us, no matter how they say it.

It surprises me how many people don't bother.

Clive

Yoong Liat · Answer

Hi fellow members

1. If I end my question with "Many thanks in advance", should I say "Many thanks" again when my question has been answered?

I've already thanked in advance whoever responds to my query. Is it OK to thank again?

2. If I post a question without saying thanks, then I think it is correct to say "Thanks" to the member who answers my query since I have not thanked him/her when I posted my question.

I would like to know the views of other members on this.

Many thanks in advance.

Avangi · Answer

I think thanks in advance is/are a nice gesture, but no substitute for thanks based on a genuine tasting of the goods.

I gave someone a couple of bottles of wine the other day in appreciation of a favor, and they thanked me on receipt of it. Then I received another thank you in the mail, saying how much they had actually enjoyed the wine. Frankly, that meant a lot more to me, since I had been worried they might not like it.

Similarly, in the Forums, it means a lot to know that your efforts have been useful. If I gave someone a gift of a musical instrument, it would mean more to me to hear them play it than it would to hear them make a beautiful thank you speech.

Yoong Liat · Answer

Hi Avangi

Are you saying it is OK to say 'thanks' after posting and 'thanks' again after receiving a reply?

Many thanks.

Inchoateknowledge · Answer

CliveIt surprises me how many people don't bother.

Clive

Me it shocks and disapppoints.

Avangi · Answer

Yoong Liat Are you saying it is OK to say 'thanks' after posting and 'thanks' again after receiving a reply?

Yes, absolutely.

Yoong Liat · Answer

Thanks, Avangi,  for your response.

Thanks for always helping me

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