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0When I was a kid, my old English text book told me that we could response to "Thank You" with "Not At All", which means you are welcome. But when I answer two of my American friends with this phrase" NOT AT ALL"  when they thanked me , in different times of course, they didn't quite know what I was talking about. After I told them everything about this phrase, they told me that that phrase could be used only when you don't accept someone's thank, that means you reject their thank unpolitely.02br02br00But in today's dictionary or some place, as well from Chinese friends' mouth, I could sometimes still get that phrase as "YOU ARE WELCOME". 02br02br00How do you know about that, friends. Could you help me with that? 02br02br00A lot of thanks to you guys.0-

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

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Nona the brit · Answer

0Sounds fine (if a little old-fashioned) to me.02br
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Marius Hancu · Answer

0 I think Nona may be right. 0-

ChinsonTan · Answer

0Probably, Thank you very much.0-

Goodman · Answer

0Hi ChinsonTan00 02br
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00It’s good to hear from someone from the 00 province. First I want to express my deepest regards to the victims of the 00 quake. This is the biggest natural disaster in my own estimate in terms of overall impacts. I’d many times personally experienced big quakes as high as 7.2 on the Rictor but nothing compared to the one suffered by the people of the 00 province. 02br
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00As far as your question goes, “ Not at all” 00 00is equivalent to 01sup^{00“Bu Yiau Keh00 00Chi”02sup}00 in Putungua (Mandarin) which means “it’s really nothing” or00 00“don’t mention it”.00 00Of course, which one to use depends on the circumstance and setting. 02br
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00If I gave an elderly a hand helping him to cross a busy intersection and he said “thank you”,00 00my response would be: My pleasure! 02img

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01sup^{01b00Interjection: not at all. Polite response to a thank you -02b00 don't mention it, my pleasure, no problem, sure [02sup}01sup^{00], 01b00you02b00 bet, 01b00you02b00're welcome. Nearest 01b00...02b02br
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Kooyeen · Answer

0 Hi,02br
00I think these are the most common in American English:02br
01i01b00You're welcome02br
00No problem02br
00Sure02br
00Anytime02br
00You bet02br
00My pleasure02b02i00 (somewhat formal)02br
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Clive · Answer

0Hi,02br
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00There's also the valid choice, when someone thanks you, of simply saying nothing, but perhaps putting a slightly pleasant look on your face.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1

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