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Re: no problem
I don't mean to be a fussbudget, but - after all - we all are trying our hands at poetry, which means among other things that we pay a little bit closer attention to language. I find "No problem" to be a very strange linguistic growth that I find a little bit unnerving.
posted by
2902
on February 26, 2010 at 8:56 PM
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LOL --- oh dear but yes, I do understand..."excuse me was-is there a problem? did I cause a problem? --- or did I not regard that you have - or had a problem?
It is like a foriegn concept...a misnomer --- at any rate, I love it... LOL ~ Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on February 26, 2010 at 8:14 PM
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Re: no problem
Thank goodness I've found someone! Please explain it to me! My problem is, why not "You're welcome" when the word is the same one as on the "welcome mat". There it means "Feel free to be regarded as a friend of mine." I like that. I feel "No problem" should be saved for after someone's apologized for bumping into you. I suppose "no problem" is better than saying nothing, but, if there's a choice I know which one I prefer. Surely there are more vital problems to discuss than this one, but it has curious implications, however unintended,
that are interesting.
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posted by
2902
on February 26, 2010 at 2:20 PM
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OH NO THANK YOU, IT ALL MAKES SENSE TO ME, THANKS
posted by
Riversidepoet
on February 26, 2010 at 9:17 AM
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te he great
posted by
spiderfly
on February 25, 2010 at 9:56 PM
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No problem. BC-A, Bill’s Roost
posted by
BC-A
on February 25, 2010 at 9:47 PM
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loll... you are so right, it makes no sense... xoxoxo
posted by
Sinome
on February 25, 2010 at 8:27 PM
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No Problem
I like to say, "You're veddy welcome," or "You're too welcome," to confuse the issue.
J.S.
posted by
jamsut
on February 25, 2010 at 5:41 PM
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