How to reply “Thank you” and “Thanks”

How to reply“Thank you” and “Thanks”

TEXT used Almost all of the Movie Scripts in Judy sensei’s files.

Items examined • You’re welcome • Not at all • My pleasure • Sure • No problem • Okay/It’s O.K./O.K. • Yes/Yeah • Any time

Result 1354 “Thank” and “Thanks” are in scripts • Yeah/ Yes 13 • You are welcome 11 • No problem 8 • My pleasure 6 • Okay/ It’s O.K./ That’s O.K. 5 • Sure 3 • Not at all 2 • Any time 0

Graph Any time Yeah/ Yes Okay/ It’s O.K./ That’s O.K. No problem Sure My pleasure Not at all You’re welcome times

Examples ①He goes to her and puts his arms around her. He is tender with her. He wishes he can tell her the truth. HARRY I'm sorry. Thank you for the party. HELEN Yeah. It was great. • Yeah/ Yes ②The mechanic, making adjustments to a metal press, glances up as Schindler moves past. MECHANIC Thank - SCHINDLER Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You are welcome. ①GRADY enters with a THERMOS--pauses--redistributes the sleeping bag over James Leer's pale body. JAMES LEER (without waking) Thank you. GRADY You're welcome. ② LOWENSTEIN I want to thank you, sir, for giving me the opportunity to work. SCHINDLER You're welcome, I'm sure you're doing a great job.

No problem ① LITTLE KID Thanks for letting me borrow this. The kid sets the Spillane tome back on his chair. HIM No problem.

Not at all ①FREDDY One week at the most!? HERR FALKSTEIN One week -- I'll see to it, sir. FREDDY Well, thank you very much for all your trouble. They shake hands. HERR FALKSTEIN Not at all -- a great privilege, Doctor. ②ELINOR Thank you so much for your help with Margaret, Mr Ferrars. She is a changed girl since your arrival. EDWARD Not at all. I enjoy her company.

My pleasure CORNWALLIS My boys... my boys... you seem to have been well fed. Thank you for that, Colonel. MARTIN My pleasure, sir.

Okay ①LAURA I just want a friend. Just one friend for just one minute... DONNA Laura, how about one friend for the rest of your whole life? LAURA Yes, that's what I want. Thanks D. DONNA Okay, L. (looks into Laura's eyes, a step toward confronting something unspoken) ②Schindler comes down the stairs with Klonowska. As they're crossing through the factory - BOY Thank you, sir. SCHINDLER (distracted) That's okay.

Sure Ripley shakes hands with Herbert Greenleaf as he gets into his Rolls Royce. They are making an appointment. Ripley crosses the street to Fran, pecks her cheek. She hands him his share of their fee. RIPLEY Gotta run. I'm so late. (he hands Fran's boyfriend the jacket he's been wearing) Thanks for the jacket. BOYFRIEND Sure. Thanks for filling in for me.

My conclusion “You’re welcome” is a reply to thanks toward giving something to a person(?) “Yeah” is used when a person has expected to be thanked(?) A person uses “Okay” when he/she has something to worry about. ”Okay” includes some meaning(?) “No problem” and “Not at all” are used to show not having a bad feeling, but “Not at all” is used in more formal situation(?) A person uses “Sure” after being asking for doing something that he/she should do(?)

Others • Don’t mention it. • That’s alright. • No. • Oh.

Notable Point • To my surprise, characters seldom reply “Thank you” or “Thanks” in movie scripts. • Phrase, “Thank God.” appears many times

How to reply “Thank you” and “Thanks”