How do you say thank you to a friend for help?
How do you say thank you to a friend for help?
To express your gratitude for a kind deed I can’t even begin to explain how much your help meant to me. Thank you for always stepping in to help when I need you most. Thank you for taking the time to help me, it really meant a lot. Thank you for sharing your home with me, I had such a great time catching up.
Do you say thank you in advance or thank you for help?
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.
Why do people hate the phrase Thank you in advance?
“Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.” “Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.” In comments on another blog postthis week, one writer said she hated “Thank you in advance” and another wanted to know why the phrase deserves hatred. People hate the phrase for a couple of reasons. One is that it feels presumptuous.
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!!!“.
Which is better thank you or thank you in advance?
(Other forms of “thank you” also ranked at the top.) Clearly, gratitude is a solid way to end an email if you want to hear back from the recipient. On the other hand, “Thank you in advance” can come across as presumptuous and even passive-aggressive.
How to say thank you for the offer of help?
“Thank you so much for offering to bring by a casserole for the family. We’re so fortunate to have so many generous friends and family members. So many people have brought meals by that our pantry and refrigerator are overstuffed. I would hate for it to go to waste. I appreciate the offer so much, though.”
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.
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!!!“.