Sep 4, 2015 · I understand why you ask the question, but a comma is seldom placed there. The expression no thank you is so common that it is treated as a conjoined idiom. The only time a …

Strictly speaking "No thanks" would mean the person is not giving you any thanks. With a comma, "No, thanks", means "No, but thank you anyway" or similar.

Oct 2, 2016 · "No thanks" is commonly said without any hint of a pause, and thus there is no need for the comma, in most uses. There is little danger of it being misinterpreted in a reasonable …

Jun 14, 2020 · Thanks, but no, I refuse the offer; thank you once again. Indeed, without the first "thanks", there is formally a comma in "No, thanks" or "no, thank you". Why exactly is the …

Nov 13, 2023 · One of the recommended methods for bypassing Microsoft account login during the Windows 11 OOBE is to attempt to log in using a locked account (no @thankyou.com …

Update: Thank you all for the overwhelming response! After 13 answers, I feel I got a better understanding of the phrase. I'm grateful for @Andrews answer, because he took the cultural …

Sep 28, 2011 · 2 No thanks is used to decline an offer from somebody. 'Do you want tea?' 'No thanks.' No need to say thanks is used when someone thanks you for doing something. So the …

Mar 25, 2017 · It's because you are actually saying "No, thank you," to which your friend is responding, "You're welcome." You could have just said "No" and be done with it, but you …

Jul 12, 2018 · The shortened reply "Thanks" can have any of the meanings of the fully written statements - "Thank you", "No, thank you", or "Yes, thank you". "Thanks" could also mean a …

Jan 18, 2014 · To me, responding "no problem" to "thank you" implies there might have been a problem, which was somehow narrowly averted. Are there specific situations in which "no …