Thank you in advance for avoiding the above phrases. Just kidding. It means you are expecting help from people who are willing to help you, not that you’re commanding other people to help you. What would be rude and commanding would be “Thank you for your help”, in my opinion, because it implies the help must occur.
What’s the best way to respond to ” thank you “?
To respond to “Thank you,” try a simple “You’re welcome.” If you’re looking for something more creative or unique, you could say “I know you’d do the same for me” or “It’s no problem at all.”. If you’re in a really casual setting, you could just reply “anytime” or “glad to help.”.
Do you say thank you or thank you in an email?
In the non-email world the “thank you” usually quickly follows the request because the action you have requested or at least agreement to carrying out that action quickly follows the request. However, in the world of email this is not the case.
What is the best reply to’thank you’in formal and casual situations?
A clerk\waiter\maitre d’ when you’re leaving hotelestaurant: answer with “no, thank you”. All of this must be done with a smile, unless it’s a serious or sad moment, then you have to do it with a no Giving your friend a present: Answer with “you’re welcome”. Giving a present to someone important: answer with a nod.
What’s the problem with saying Thanks in advance?
Thus by saying thanks in advance you short-change the interaction by presuming this person will do something even before they have agreed. Another problem with this phrase is it implies that your obligation to say thank you is done and you don’t need to express gratitude after the person actually does what you have asked them to do.
Do you sign an email with thanks in advance?
There is a new trend in email writing to send someone a request and then sign it with “Thanks in advance.” or even worse “Thanks in advance!!!“.