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Yes but didn't you look at his profile? He was happy about going to 'grammar' school!

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Language is constantly evolving so what is not acceptable to one generation is perfectly OK to the next one.

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Right on, tis true.

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Good point, Autumn. A lot of people these days seem afraid of silence. We are surrounded by sound all day - traffic noise, music in shops, personal MP3 players, cell phones etc., etc., When they hit a gap in the flow - they have to fill it - often with the most inane comments/chatter.

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Hi AC & Julie - sorry don't have time to read the whole thread but I just wanted to make a point that I think AC is refering to when the most appropriate reply would be "You're welcome" that's after the task has been completed, whereas if someone at work asks you to do something you can't use "you're welcome" so your response is fine (In my humble opion) if (in the unlikely occasion) the person at work latter comes back to you and says "Julie, thank you for taking those heavy bags out the office" then the "You're welcome" response is more appropriate.

It's a fine line between the two but I always think that using different responses is better.

AS AC said in post No.1 it is all too easy to get into the habbit of using abbreviated phrases. One that is irritating me greatly at themoment is TV presenters who say "Hi I'm Joe Bloggs in for Bill Dummy" there's a word missing, it should be "Hi I'm Joe Bloggs standing in for Bill Dummy"

OH well AC, that's my lot for the OFF today, I'm off to prepare the meal for my (sorry our) dog

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Good boy Losos! You're spot on, I guess I thought I was clear, maybe not