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Yau Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

You bet

0 In US , When I asked passerby how to go somewhere, they often said "you bet" after I thank them. 02br
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00I think this expression is like "good luck", "not at all" , but what does it exactly mean? Is it said in other english countries too? 0-
  

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0 As I know, in Australia we don't use "you bet". At least i havent heard it b4. just tell you that they don't acutally 100% know but just certainly know it.

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  • 0 As I know, in Australia we don't use "you bet".
  • At least i havent heard it b4.
  • just tell you that they don't acutally 100% know but just certainly know it.
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0 As I know, in Australia we don't use "you bet". At least i havent heard it b4. 02br
00But i would guess that means some sort of good luck cos "bet" has a meaning of "guess" 02br
00So maybe...just tell you that they don't acutally 100% know but just certainly know it. 0-
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0 I thought 'you bet' meant 'of course'. I am no american/english tho. 0-
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0 "You bet" is a typical mid-Western American substitute for "You're welcome", and it makes about as much sense as that "Cheers" and "Thank you" mean the same thing in British English! 02br
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00Brit: "Cheers" 02br
00Yank: "You bet" 02br
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00= Thank you. You're welcome. 02br
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0 So it doesn't mean: "OF COURSE"? 05000 0240hrefhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=you%20bet
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0 No. Not as a response to "Thank you". As a response to "Thank you" it means "You're welcome", as I said earlier. 02br
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00When a response to a request, however, it can mean something like "of course", "surely", "sure thing", "no problem", "yes", "OK". Common as a response to a minor polite request. (Both meanings are fading out of use in my opinion.) 02br
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0 Thanks a lot. That was helpful. 0-
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Well, I saw people saying "you bet" as a response to "thank you." Some guy helped me with putting a heavy stuff to my trunk. I said thank you and he replied you bet. Its gotta mean something like you're welcome for sure. Here is Southwest US.
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I live in Texas and we say it all the time. I think it means something along the lines of "you can always count on me, I'm a sure bet"
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AnonymousIts gotta mean something like you're welcome for sure.
Well, yes -- that's why Calif Jim said so (twice):

CalifJim:

"You bet" is a typical mid-Western American substitute for "You're welcome",


CalifJim:
As a response to "Thank you" it means "Y
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