{"id":78,"date":"2011-12-23T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=78"},"modified":"2014-08-01T15:47:42","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T19:47:42","slug":"thanking-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/thanking-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanking People"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At this time of year people are often giving and receiving presents from one another.\u00a0 All of the religious and cultural holidays in the United States in December (including: Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa) have some component of gift giving.\u00a0 That makes this time of year a great time to review different ways of saying “thank you” in English.<\/p>\n

Here are some simple short expressions of thanks that stand on their own:<\/p>\n

Thank you.<\/strong>\u00a0 (basic)
\nThanks.<\/strong>\u00a0 (informal)
\nThank you so much!<\/strong>\u00a0 (emphatic*)
\nThanks a lot<\/strong>!\u00a0 (emphatic)<\/p>\n

Here are the beginning of sentences that can be used to express thanks:<\/p>\n

I appreciate<\/strong>…\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Example: I appreciate all you have given me.)
\nI am very grateful for<\/strong>…\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Example: I am very grateful for all of your help.)
\nPlease accept my thanks for<\/strong>…\u00a0\u00a0 (Example: Please accept my thanks for all you have done for my family.)
\nI’d like to express my gratitude<\/strong>….\u00a0 (Example: I’d like to express my gratitude for all the presents you sent me.)
\nI’d like to thank you for<\/strong>…\u00a0\u00a0 (Example: I’d like to thank you for all the food you brought to Christmas dinner.)
\nI really can’t thank you enough<\/strong>…\u00a0 (Example: I really can’t thank you enough for all you have done.)<\/p>\n

You can also thank a person before she or he has given you a present or done a favor for you, here is how:<\/p>\n

Thank you in advance for<\/strong>….\u00a0 (Example: Thank you in advance for picking the children up from school.)
\nThanks for taking the time to<\/strong>….\u00a0 (Example:\u00a0 Thanks for taking the time to come over and help me with all the cooking.)<\/p>\n

Lastly, here are some ways of saying thank you, without saying the words “thank you.”\u00a0 These are some expression you can use to let a person know you are thankful for an action they have done that was helpful to you:<\/p>\n

I owe you one.<\/strong>
\nYou’re my hero!<\/strong>
\nThat was a real life saver.<\/strong>
\nYou are the best.<\/strong>
\nI couldn’t have done it without you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

At this time of year people are often giving and receiving presents from one another.\u00a0 All of the religious and cultural holidays in the United States in December (including: Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa) have some component of gift giving.\u00a0 That makes this time of year a great time to review different ways of saying…<\/p>\n

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