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| krog Diglot Senior Member Austria Joined 6049 days ago 146 posts - 152 votes  Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Latin | Message 9 of 22 11 February 2009 at 10:18am | IP Logged | ||
That's a tough one. I used to say 'ta' sometimes when I was young, because there was a character in The Beano that said it. I've always thought it was a northern thing. I don't think people say it in Norfolk, but I'm not 100% sure. I'd say it's uncommon but not absent, maybe only used by 'foreigners'. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jimmymac Senior Member United Kingdom strange-lands.com/le Joined 6153 days ago 276 posts - 362 votes Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, French | Message 10 of 22 11 February 2009 at 10:48am | IP Logged | ||
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In the North East 'ta', 'cheers', and 'thanks' are all used very often. I can't remember the last time I actually heard 'thank you'.
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| Sennin Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 6034 days ago 1457 posts - 1759 votes 5 sounds | Message 11 of 22 12 February 2009 at 6:11am | IP Logged | ||
Two days ago I would say "Yes, only guys use it. It is a boyish way of saying thanks and it would be very strange to hear it from a woman or to address a woman in this way". However, yesterday I was cheered by a middle-aged lady so I'm not sure any more :). I guess the usage varies. Edited by Sennin on 12 February 2009 at 6:14am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| krog Diglot Senior Member Austria Joined 6049 days ago 146 posts - 152 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Latin | Message 12 of 22 20 February 2009 at 11:17pm | IP Logged | ||
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New recollection: I used cheers to say thank you but only to bus drivers as early as 2002.
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| Bob Greaves Groupie United Kingdom Joined 6679 days ago 86 posts - 91 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Japanese | Message 13 of 22 22 February 2009 at 9:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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Krog
Sorry for the delay, been on holiday. Mid-South Essex towards London - therefore estuary English. Bob 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| krog Diglot Senior Member Austria Joined 6049 days ago 146 posts - 152 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Latin | Message 14 of 22 23 February 2009 at 9:29pm | IP Logged | ||
Thanks! When I go back to Norfolk, I'm going to ask a) some of my friends, in their twenties, then b) their fathers, whether or not and if so since when they use this word. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Olekander Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5883 days ago 122 posts - 136 votes Speaks: English*, French, Russian | Message 15 of 22 27 February 2009 at 8:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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Ta is used as the standard word for "Thank you" I think Cheers is certainly our southern equivelent if we can have one. I use cheers almost all the time, if its just a light "thanks". If im trying to express more sencerity with my message then I would use "thanks a lot" "Thank you very much".
I find myself saying "ta" as well but its realy not a southern thing. Does anyone know any french ways of saying "cheers, thanks, thankyou, ta" apart from "merci" ta 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Dark_Sunshine Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5765 days ago 340 posts - 357 votes Speaks: English*, French | Message 16 of 22 28 February 2009 at 2:06pm | IP Logged | ||
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'Ta' is definitely more common in the North as far as I can tell- I'm a southerner and I'd never use it personally. But I definitely use 'cheers' to mean thanks, but only in very casual, informal situations e.g. when someone has just passed you the salt/ lent you their cigarette lighter, you might say 'cheers'- but if someone has just rescued your child from a burning building, you would say 'thank-you (so much..etc)' because 'cheers' is far too casual to convey genuine gratitude.
Maybe 'cheers' started from the British tradition of buying rounds of drinks in pubs? When the buyer of the round brings the drinks to the table, everyone takes their glass, raises it to the person who bought it and says "cheers!" - Just speculating wildly, I have no idea... 1 person has voted this message useful |
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