tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post113398765781977848..comments2023-11-10T16:19:46.880-05:00Comments on Blogslot: More, Ahem, SticklersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-85868417951707310722012-02-09T10:05:54.400-05:002012-02-09T10:05:54.400-05:00I usually use "no problem" as an answer ...I usually use "no problem" as an answer to requests, not as a response to "Thank you." "Kelly, could you...?" "Sure, no problem."<br /><br />Either way, I'm not seeing the, er, problem. As Louisa pointed out, French and Spanish use what's essentially "It's nothing" as a response to "Thank you."<br /><br />I guess you could say "No problem" with a tone and body language that conveyed that it really was a problem, but you could do the same with "You're welcome."KellyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107695659185335269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1134178975708619342005-12-09T20:42:00.000-05:002005-12-09T20:42:00.000-05:00Stephen, permit me to be the one to ask: What the ...Stephen, permit me to be the one to ask: What the hell are you doing in Saudi?Peter Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047119349197900440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1134149942941158392005-12-09T12:39:00.000-05:002005-12-09T12:39:00.000-05:00After people started bitching about "no problem," ...After people started bitching about "no problem," I started adopting the Brit response "my pleasure," which I plan to start shortening to "pleasure" any day now.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249496192742926693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1134112130674720042005-12-09T02:08:00.000-05:002005-12-09T02:08:00.000-05:00However, “try and” is largely accepted as standard...However, “try and” is largely accepted as standard idiom on the other side of the Pond.Peter Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047119349197900440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1134056539371189262005-12-08T10:42:00.000-05:002005-12-08T10:42:00.000-05:00I'm no fan of the "How are you?" situation either,...I'm no fan of the "How are you?" situation either, but again: Illogical, yes. Illegitimate? Can't make that leap. <BR/><BR/>I'm all for applying logic, up to a point, to actual writing and even speaking. "Try AND do it" makes no sense; it's a failed attempt to say "Try TO do it." But "How are you?" and "How do you do?" and "No problem" are social niceties; whether they make any sense is irrelevant.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1134023434861136722005-12-08T01:30:00.000-05:002005-12-08T01:30:00.000-05:00Another biggie that I've heard stupid people rumin...Another biggie that I've heard stupid people ruminate about is "I'm OK" or "I'm fine" as a response to "Can I get you something?" <BR/><BR/>"Well, I didn't *ask* you if you were fine ..."<BR/><BR/>Yeah. I'm fine WITHOUT A BEVERAGE at the current time. Are you happy now?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1134008507034940782005-12-07T21:21:00.000-05:002005-12-07T21:21:00.000-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. Perhaps I'm just ...Thank you, thank you, thank you. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps I'm just sensitive about this criticism because I tend to say "no problem," but I find it to be so ridiculous.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249496192742926693noreply@blogger.com