Wednesday, May 11, 2005

You're Welcome

When did "you're welcome" become an obsolete phrase? I, myself, am guilty of using other words and phrases when "you're welcome" is appropriate. I've found that this is most prevalent at the end of interviews on news shows. The experts and analysts being interviewed very rarely say "You're welcome" after the interviewer says "Thank you" (or "Great thanks," as the case may be). That's probably why it's bothering me. I'm too easily influenced by others sometimes. That's why I'm asking people to start using "you're welcome" again instead of "Uh huh," "Yeah," "Sure," "My pleasure" or "Thank you."

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

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