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Post  Jeremy Swiss Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:11 pm

I want to write that statement:

"We can thanks him for everything he does",
but WORD software tells me that I'm wrong and I must write "thank" without the "s" at the end. Then:
"We can thank him for everything he does."
Does anyone know the rule about it? Hope someone answers...

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Post  Vincent Law Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:38 pm

Thanks and Thank You

Thanks is more informal than thank you. Note that thanks you is not possible.
- Thank you very much. OR Thanks very much. (NOT Thanks you.)

Thanks can be followed by a lot. Thank you cannot be followed by a lot.
- Thanks a lot. (Thank you a lot.)

More expressions with thank are given below.
-Thank heavens (NOT Thanks heavens) (NOT Thank you heavens.)
- Thank goodness (NOT Thanks goodness) (NOT Thank you goodness)

Indeed can be used with very much after thank you.
- Thank you very much indeed. (BUT NOT Thank you indeed)

Thank you for and thanks for can be followed by an –ing form.
- Thanks for coming. OR Thank you for coming. (NOT Thanks you for your coming)

Thank you can be used instead of Yes, please.
- ‘Would you like another piece of cake?’ ‘Thank you.’ (= Yes, I would like another piece of cake.)

To refuse something you can say No, thank you / No, thanks.
- ‘Another cake?’ ‘No, thanks. I have eaten too many already.’

Note that we do not use Yes, thanks to accept offers. Yes thanks is used to confirm that things are all right.
- ‘Have you got enough rice?’ ‘Yes, thanks.’ (= Yes, I have got enough rice.)

Replies to thanks:
British people do not usually reply when they are thanked for small things. If a reply is necessary, you can say ‘You’re welcome’ or ‘Don’t mention it’. In a very formal style you can say ‘Not at all’. In a very informal style you can say ‘That’s all right’ or ‘That’s OK’.


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