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You’re Welcome

Posted on:
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Author:
ccSteve

Accepting thanks “Thank You.” It’s a common enough phrase and I’m sure you’ve had it said to you many times. So many times in fact that your response becomes routine and automatic. ((Almost like saying “Bless you” or “Gesundheit” when someone sneezes.)) And this got me thinking about the responses and their effect on the [...]

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Please and Thank You

Posted on:
Monday, July 2nd, 2007
Author:
ccJohn

The Magic of Politeness Ask any child “What’s the magic word?” and they’ll probably respond “please.” Most of us were taught to use “please” when asking for something and to say “thank you” when we got what we asked for. Yet I very rarely see those words used by ‘adults’ – especially when communicating online. [...]

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