When you thank someone for doing something for you, do you find that more people are replying with ‘no problem’, rather than ‘you’re welcome’? Do you think ‘no problem’ is the same as saying ‘you’re welcome’? Also, I find that I say ‘sure’ instead ‘yes’ when I’m asked something like ‘is it okay to do blah blah blah?’ This is something I’ve never put too much thought into. My 9 yr old daughter doesn’t think ‘sure’ is the same as ‘yes’. Is it?
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Hidden questions here: 1. Do you say thank you first because the person for whom you’ve done something doesn’t say it? 2. Do you feel that “you’re welcome” or, even worse, “you’re very welcome,” too enthusiastic or gushy?
“Sure” really isn’t the same as “yes.” At the same time, if you think about your reply instead of the automatic whatever, it may be good enough.
I think “thank you” is the proper way to show gratitude (even the simple courteous kind)
“No Problem” is too flippant and implies it might have been a problem (hate it when customer service people say that one; if it’s your job, do it and don’t imply it’s a friggin probblem!)
“Yes” is not quite the same as “sure” to me. “Sure” implies a less definitive decision, as if coerced or giving in.
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” is way too fake and should be avoided at all costs.
1-No, if’s I’m owed a “thank you” I might say “you’re welcome” if I’m feeling sarcastic and peeved about it. (depends tho)
2-I think “your welcome” is fine, though it seems formal (what else can you say?), but “you’re *very* welcome!
I guess I’m a “thank you” and a “you’re welcome” kind of girl – but I grew up in a different time.
I think no problem is the casual version of “What’s up” to “How are you?” Either are fine with me.
Sure vs Yes is a controversy in my house. I respond sure all the time, to which my husband interprets as not yes. I think it means yes. He thinks it’s a way to skirt saying what you don’t want to say. After 10 years of marriage, you’d think he’d understand I don’t skirt things, but there you have it.
OMG I answer like that all the time. Especially at work when I leave after my shift my boss always says thank you and I reply no problem. I don’t know for some reason you’re welcome doesn’t seem like it would be a fit response to it.
I don’t know when I started using “no problem,” but I do.
I see “no problem” and “sure” more as the casual or slang for “You’re welcome” and “yes” I say sure and no problem all the time to friends, coworkers, etc all the time. But if it was a more formal situation, such as my superintendant or my grandmother (who DOES NOT accept slang and never has let me say “yeah” much less “sure” but only accepts “yes ma’am”).