Saying "of course" after someone says thank you, is like saying "no problem" or "don't mention it." It can be used as sort of an informal "you're welcome" Saying "of course" after someone says thank you, is like saying "no problem" or "don't mention it."
· Of course Saying "of course" after someone says thank you, is like saying "no problem" or "don't mention it." It can be used as sort of an informal "you're welcome" |I don't know how to explain that in Chinese, but read this sentence: "Of course: used to introduce an idea or turn of events as being obvious or to be expected."
Yes, of course. Please do. Thank you. ‘Of course’ is polite and friendly here. It’s like definitely, certainly. It emphasizes that what we’re saying is true or correct. Of course I’m going to Geri’s party because I REALLY want to go. And Geri will be VERY happy if I bring a friend. When we’re saying yes, ‘of course’ can add emphasis.
anomalously, irregularly. radically. Antonyms for of course. abnormally, atypically, extraordinarily, uncommonly, untypically,
of course. Contexts . . Adverb. Indicating enthusiastic agreement. As might be expected. As is (reluctantly) acknowledged to be true. In accordance with normal custom or routine. Correct …
Of course means the answer is obvious . You know I want to help. Please go ahead. So when people ask us for something, we often say ‘of course’.
If something is obvious – easy to see or understand – we can say ‘of course’. And that’s why we often use ‘of course’ when we say ‘yes’ to requests.
‘Of course.’ This is such a useful English phrase, but be careful. If you use it wrongly people might think you’re angry or when you’re not, or they might think that you think they’re stupid. That’s no good! You don’t want to get it wrong, but don’t worry. In this video you’ll learn how to use it correctly.#N#‘Of course’ is a dangerous phrase because it can be polite or it can be rude. Let’s start by looking at some polite ways to use it.
Were my answers appropriate? No! Geri’s questions were normal questions, not requests, and she didn’t know what my answer would be. Let’s look at what I should have said.
A simple yes. That’s what you need. Just say ‘yes’ without ‘of course’. Let’s look at another example. Suppose I ask about you about the weather.
Of course is polite here and we’re both happy. So what’s going on? Sometimes ‘of course’ is polite and sometimes it’s not. Well, to understand this, you need to know what ‘of course’ really means.
So there we are — 27 different ways to say thank you (and reply to thank you) in English.
If you want to show that you’re really thankful, but at the same time you want to keep things light, this is a good one.
Cheers! “Cheers” actually has a lot of meanings, and one of them is “thanks.”. This is very British. It’s used to say thank you for small things — like when someone passes you the salt.
This means “You made today fully happy, despite what else has happened today.”
Most of the time, we use this phrase when someone gives us a present.
Saying thank you can be difficult in English.
I'm currently taking a programming course as part of my computer science studies at a rather small German university.
Now I've liked the assignments a lot and even posted them on CodeGolf.SE (after the assignments expired) after having obtained permission from my professor. They have done quite well over there (usually a lot of answers, upvotes and views).
From my point of view, being a German computer scientist, I would also deem it appropriate to thank the team. From my point of view it is perfectly fine.
So in the cited example and using the "rules", then "OK, thanks" is (perhaps :) the correct usage here because the full sentence is "I agree on your point and thank you for it".
OK, thanks is a comma splice and is the typical form. I would say that the reason it is used over OK; thanks is simply convention. Semicolons are rarely seen in English writing, news articles or conversational writing such as emails. I only ever really use semicolons to separate email addresses.