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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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What does mean tha following sentence:

You are welcome
  

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It is said as a polite answer when someone thanks you for doing something; it means "I am glad I was able to help. " If you want the history of the phrase, "You're welcome" is the grammatical combination of the Old English word "wilcume" ("wil"-"cume"; or "pleasure"-"come"). In German, "wilkommen".

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  • It is said as a polite answer when someone thanks you for doing something; it means "I am glad I was able to help.
  • " If you want the history of the phrase, "You're welcome" is the grammatical combination of the Old English word "wilcume" ("wil"-"cume"; or "pleasure"-"come").
  • In German, "wilkommen".
  • An Old French greeting was " bienvenu" (literally ‘well come’).
  • In the Middles Ages, the English language greeting evolved to "welcome".
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It is said as a polite answer when someone thanks you for doing something; it means "I am glad I was able to help. I did it voluntarily and was happy to do it."

If you want the history of the phrase, "You're welcome" is the grammatical combination of the Old English word "wilcume" ("wil"-"cume"; or "pleasure"-"come"). In German, "wilkommen". An Old French greeting was " bienvenu" (litera
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