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What happened to "You're welcome!" as a response to "Thank You"? It's not even included in the canned answers on an apple watch. Have we as a society abandoned it? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I hear "No problem" far more often.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Are you seriously asking?

If so, here the answer: It is usually used as a polite response when someone thanks you for doing something. It's a way to acknowledge their gratitude.

I still hear it a lot. Together with so many alternatives, like "no problem", " happy to help", "don't mention it", " glad to assist", "anytime", "it was nothing", "my pleasure", " sure thing"... and I'm sure there are more.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I think OP was asking what it means as in how it came to haventhe meaning you describe. "You are welcome" seems to be a completely arbitrary thing to say and out of context.

Other commenters here explained it's supposed to mean "you are welcome to my assistance" basically - which makes sense, but in the short form it makes little sense if you arenot familiar with the origins of the phrase (as I was until now)