2021-02-11 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด T – Thanks

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2021-02-11

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด T – Thanks

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง Thank = ‘THANGK’

Dictionary.com

Ways To Say Thank You From Around The World

Thank you

This small but mighty phrase, which dates from the 15th century,

goes a long way in acknowledging kindnesses big and small.

The less formal variation that many of us use today to express gratitude,

thanks, appeared in Shakespeare's writings (in the way we use it today).

Before then, the word thank was often used to mean "thought" or "good will."

Thanks a ton is another versionof the simple thanks.

A ton is very heavy, and it denotes a unit of weight equaling 2000 pounds.

So, this casual expression of thanks lets someone know that

you really mean it,

because they can easily lock onto how big a ton really is.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Language: You're Doing It Wrong

Old etiquette guides insisted that you should never use these 10 words

Thanks

When you receive attention or a favor,

acknowledge it by “I thank you,”

instead of “Thanks.”

We notice that “Thanks” has become a vulgarismfrom the abuse of the word.

—Mrs. Walter R. Houghton et al., Rules of Etiquette & Home Culture: Or, What to Do & How to Do it, 1893

Some people today still feel that thanks veers overly close to the informal,

although the recommended alternative appears to be “thank you”

rather than “I thank you.”

Our definition for one sense of this word is

“often used in an utterance containing no verb

and serving as a courteous and somewhat informal expression of gratitude.”

The word has been used in this sense for over four hundred years;

see, for example, a line uttered by Helena in Shakespeare’s

All’s Well That Ends Well: “Thanks, sir; all the rest is mute.”

Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary

thank you or thank-you?

(never thankyou!)

I should like to THANK YOU very much for your help.

THANK YOU for your help.

I have written all my THANK-YOU letters.

You will see that ‘thank you’ is NEVER written as one word.

It is hyphenated only when used as a compound adjective

describing ‘letter’ or another noun.

Those who care about such things

can never bring themselves to buy otherwise

attractive thank-you cards that have THANKYOU or THANK-YOUprinted on them!

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions

Thanks

A standard but not especially politeword

meaning “thank you,”

thanks Is a weary cliché by itself

and in such expressions as

“thanks be to God,”

“thanks a million,” “thanks a bunch,”

and numerous other phrases.

“Thanking

you in advance” is a hackneyed term in inferior business letters.