I'm a "you're welcome" person, and don't particularly like "no problem." That said, "no problem" people seem to be taking over the English-language world. Sigh.At online game, I got a huge bonus money, and I shared them with other online friends of mine.
One of them said "Thank you!"
In this situation, I guess "no problem" will be good, instead of "you're welcome".
What do you think?
Perhaps you should read this thread again -- many of us would say, "You're welcome" (as we've said).So if I say "Thank you!", what would you say?
The reason why I asked you "what would you say?" was a kind of joking.I'm not sure why learners of English home in on questionable points of English that are highly dependent upon locale, context, education of of the participants, etc.
(And, we've never touched on the Austrailian "no worries").
Just say "you're welcome" and be done with it, which, as far as I can see, is the collective wisdom of all the knowledgeable folks who have offered advice above. I suggest you take it instead of pushing the issue.
We won't now that you tell us, but there was no way of knowing from your words alone. Unless they're well chosen, words on pages don't smile. That's why we have emoticons and extra words in the dictionary to express our real meaning.The reason why I asked you "what would you say?" was a kind of joking.
I already had gotten what you guys meant. Please, Don't take it seriously.
I don't think so. I'd say the phrase is used about as often now as it was then, and that it's no more or less acceptable.Has the language evolved during the past 8 years and "no problem" became more acceptable?