When two persons help each other and one said "thank you" then is it right to say "Thank you" in the response.
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1related: What is the meaning of “don't mention it” (in response to “thank you”)? – Matt E. Эллен♦ Nov 23 '11 at 10:48
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related: how do native english speakers respond to thank you – Matt E. Эллен♦ Nov 23 '11 at 10:50
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I personally would respond with "No, thank you" or "thank you." That is, there's an emphasis that I consider the other person to have been of equal or greater help. (American English)
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Sounds good to me. You could also say "You, too" or "Thank you, too" or "Ditto" or anything equivalent.
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mkennedy and Hackworth are right, but one might also say "and thank you for the [blah blah blah]". If one parrots "thank you" then it is possible that one's gratitude might sound hollow, so adding detail of what you are grateful for might make the utterance sound more genuine.
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I thought that the person who receive the "Thank you" will say "You're welcome".
In your example: Jack and I have helped each other. Then Jack will say "Thank you" to me and I will say "You're welcome." After that, I will say "Thank you" to Jack and Jack will say "You're welcome too".
answered Nov 24 '11 at 1:23
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