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It is Thanksgiving. My wife wants to write new Skype status and to say 'thank you' to people who help and support, and just to everyone who will read it. So, what is correct, and/or more commonly used?

  • Thank you, everyone
  • Thank you, everybody
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"Thank you, everyone" or "Thank you, everybody" if you want to say "thank you" to everyone for something they did for you, like coming to your birthday party. "Thank you for everybody" sounds like it comes from a bedtime prayer thanking God for "putting all the birds and bees and mosquitoes and, well, everybody on the Earth". They aren't exclusive options; there is no real choice here. This is not a reasonable question. – Bill Franke Nov 23 '12 at 4:51
Please tell us how the sentence "Thank you for everybody." occurred to you, esp., the for: was it a guess? – Kris Nov 23 '12 at 5:09
Thank you, got mistake with for form, will edit question in a moment to make it clearlier – dmi3y Nov 23 '12 at 5:17
My answer in the first comment still stands. I've edited your text and added the required commas. Both options are equally acceptable and both are probably almost equally preferred, with a slight edge to "Thank you, everyone". Choose whichever you prefer. – Bill Franke Nov 23 '12 at 5:29
Bill, if l understood it right - everyone would be better. Also while that realized that I do have very related question about using 'thanks', and 'thank you' forms – dmi3y Nov 23 '12 at 5:42
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