Does ‘Thank You’ Really Mean ‘Thank You’?
Does ‘Thank You’ Really Mean ‘Thank You’?
Have you noticed just how often ‘thank you’ is used in everyday conversations in the UK? Perhaps this is one of the reasons the Brits are thought to be polite to the point of excess and grateful for the tiniest thing. However, recent studies* have shown that ‘thank you’ is not always used for its literal meaning and have highlighted the multiple functions these two little words seem to have in our daily interactions.
Take a look at the dialogue below: