View Poll Results: "Thanks" or "Thank you"?
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"Thank you" is better, but I don't mind what the host uses
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"Thank you" is better and I would like the host to use it
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"Thanks" is better, but I don't mind what the host uses
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"Thanks" is better and I would like the host to use it
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They're the same to me.
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Thread: "Thanks" vs "Thank you"
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07-18-2005, 07:41 PM #1Retired Moderator
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"Thanks" vs "Thank you"
As some of you might know, I'm not a native English speaker. For me it's not that easy to get the feel of certain expressions, understand connotations etc.
Yet somehow, it got into my mind that "Thank you" is more polite, more elegant than "Thanks". My question to you is, am I right? And since we're on a hosting forum, do you think that a host should be using "Thank you" in the communications with the customers, or is "Thanks" just as OK?
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07-18-2005, 07:51 PM #2Web Hosting Evangelist
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I've always used "thanks"... just how I grew up I guess but I think they are equal.
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07-18-2005, 07:52 PM #3Retired Moderator
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Congrats on the big 6k Dan
I'll have to agree with you on this one, IMHO "Thank you" is much more professional then the casual "Thanks", I think also "Thank You" gets the point across how thankful you truly are. I think it may depend on the host's relationship with their customers, if they have a very professional relationship then they should use "Thank you" but, if they are more laid back, and casual relationship "Thanks" just does fine. Just my opinion!Tyler Cole
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07-18-2005, 07:58 PM #4Web Developer
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Thanks is more appropriate for informal/conversational speaking.
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07-18-2005, 07:58 PM #5Tells All!
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It depends on the whole situation. If there's an exchange of money involved, then I'd personally use Thank You.
i.e.
Client says "Here is the money from the invoice"
I'd say "Thank You"
but if its an exchange of information or just talking, then I'd say Thanks
i.e.
Client says "I just changed my e-mail address, here's the new one x@y.com" or "I just reviewed you on WHT"
I'd say "Thanks"
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07-18-2005, 08:00 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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It just comes down to what is correct English and what is slang/a colloquialism. It depends on the formality of the discussion I guess. Thanks is more informal.
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07-18-2005, 08:07 PM #7Retired Moderator
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It depends entirely on the relationship with the customer. If it is strictly a purchase/provide relationship, "thank you" is more formal, polite and appropriate. If it's someone with whom you've had contact before, it's more personable to say thanks.
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07-18-2005, 08:09 PM #8Retired Moderator
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Congrats on the big 6k Dan
"I just reviewed you on WHT" I'd say "Thanks"
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07-18-2005, 08:13 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Yea your right Thank You is a little more polite, Thanks is ok too not like its informal or anything there both fine.
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07-18-2005, 08:19 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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Ultimately "thanks" is quite a bit more informal than "thank you". However, I don't think it would really matter unless you were in a particularly formal situation in which I would use "thank you".
Generally as far as I am concerned they are both fine for most situations.
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07-18-2005, 08:23 PM #11learning is in the doing
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Thank you - Thank you very much - Thanks - Thanks a lot
Thank you, is definitely more formal and should be used in those type situations. Receiving payment or a potential Client sending in questions, for example.
Thanks, is less informal and good examples have already been mentioned for that.
To use either one all the time would just wear them out and make them less noticable. I find it best to mix 'n match them, depending upon the situation.
Something else I've noticed as well, which relates to this topic but is used at the beginning of a communication, is that the phrase "Hi" has been replaced by "Hey". Don't know how that happened but even in most TV shows, the characters will say "Hey" when meeting someone instead of "Hi" or "Hello". Get a lot of eMails that start that way as well.
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07-18-2005, 08:25 PM #12Disabled
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Thanks should only be used in informal situations.
Thank You is formal and should be used in business situations.
Thanks is more appropriate for informal and friendly conversation.
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07-18-2005, 08:39 PM #13The Elder One
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Dan,
Think of it in terms of "Mersi" and "Multumesc".
It all comes down on how well you know your client. "Thank you" will always be a formal way to express gratitude, while "thanks" is often used in an unformal conversation amongst close acquaintances.Lorand R. Minyo
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07-18-2005, 09:02 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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Kind of reminds me of 'Yes' and 'No'...
Who actually gives a one worded yes or no reply, doesn't it sound rude? And then we have the informal, Nah, Nope or No thanks, or Yeah, Yup.
What do you guys think about yes and no?It's Scott!
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07-18-2005, 09:05 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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just say "Thank You!", you lazy bastards.
Originally posted by camers
Kind of reminds me of 'Yes' and 'No'...
Who actually gives a one worded yes or no reply, doesn't it sound rude? And then we have the informal, Nah, Nope or No thanks, or Yeah, Yup.
What do you guys think about yes and no?
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07-18-2005, 09:07 PM #16jus' me
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i think "Thank you" is always best, no matter the situation.
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07-18-2005, 09:14 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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I just say "Thanks" but thats just me. But if i'm around some important person I always say "Thank you".
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07-18-2005, 09:43 PM #18Retired Moderator
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i think "Thank you" is always best, no matter the situation.
This makes me a bit concerned when it comes to business related communications. Perhaps switching between "Thank you" and "Thank you very much" can reduce that risk?
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07-18-2005, 09:50 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by etogre
just say "Thank You!", you lazy bastards.
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07-19-2005, 02:38 AM #20Web Hosting Master
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Thank you is definately much more formal but thanks would also work just as well - in exchange for information or something i'd probably end with a thanks instead of a thank you
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07-19-2005, 02:49 AM #21Disabled
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Doesn't really matter in my opinion, but I think "Thank you" is more professional.
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07-19-2005, 02:52 AM #22Web Hosting Evangelist
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I think it depends on the situation.
Thank you tends to be more formal (note not better) than thanks.
If i was talking to someone important then i would use thankyou, whereas if i was talking to someone i know, i would use thanks.
As for hosts using it, If someone emails me for the first time, i.e. a sales enq then if needed i would use thank you. However i have some clients that have been using use for several years that are local clients, thats totally different as they know who i am, and when they ring up its much more informal. So if its needed they would get a thanks.
I dont think there is a right or wrong time to use thanks or thank you, its down to preference. However i consider thanks more firendly and thankyou more formal.
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07-19-2005, 03:02 AM #23Web Hosting Master
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Why do people have the tendency to mush "thank you" together, so as to form one word? It clearly isn't one word, and if people would just think about that, they wouldn't make that mistake.
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Anyhow, "thank you" is more formal, professional, courteous, whatever you want to call it, but "thanks" works well in informal situations.
Thanks is more colloquial than "thank you," but either can be used conversationally.
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07-19-2005, 03:43 AM #24Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-19-2005, 04:23 AM #25Web Hosting Master
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I am a bit shy and I always thought 'Thanks' were for shy guys, to say it quick and dirty.
So I try my best to say "Thank You" with intention, the tone is more important, stress the "You" part.
Next step for me would be "Thank You very_much"