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How to reply “Thank you” and “Thanks”

How to reply “Thank you” and “Thanks”. Items examined. You’re welcome Not at all My pleasure Sure No problem Okay/It’s O.K./O.K. Yes/Yeah Any time. Results. 1354 “Thank” and “Thanks” are in scripts. Yeah/ Yes 13 You are welcome 11

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How to reply “Thank you” and “Thanks”

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  1. How to reply“Thank you” and “Thanks”

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

  3. Results 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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

  7. 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.

  8. Notable Points • To my surprise, characters seldom reply “Thank you” or “Thanks” in movie scripts. • The phrase “Thank God” appears many times.

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