Date:  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 15:32:53 -0400
From:  CARRIE SUSANN ADDINGTON <csaddi01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU>
Subject: Re: thank you . . . thank you

Melissa,
I do agree with your opinion of the absence of "You're welcome" in common
language. When I grew up, I recall hearing that statement in a very
polite manner responsive to every "Thank You" preceding it. I believe
that society today is a little too lax with common use of vocabulary and
the manners that accompany our language. "You're welcome" is a reply of
courtesy that seems to have evaporated along with the sophisticated
atmosphere society used to possess. Again, social influences have
affected linguistics.


Carrie Susann Addington
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