You're very much welcome

[Jamie Carpenter]

I agree with Arnold - I use "no problem" all the time with my boss and all I mean by it is "yes, I have time to do what you're asking me to do."
-Jamie



> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:16:25 -0700> From: zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU> Subject: Re: You're very much welcome> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> > ---------------------- Information from the mail header -----------------------> Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>> Poster: "Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU>> Subject: Re: You're very much welcome> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > On Aug 21, 2007, at 6:44 AM, Larry Urdang wrote:> > > At least it is a friendly, polite, well-intentioned response.> > Compare "No problem," which smacks of snide condescension.> > that's your perception, but it is of course almost surely not the> speakers' intention. (you're projecting motives and attitudes onto> the speakers -- probably unavoidably, but you could also ask what> speakers are trying to do with the variants they choose.)> > in the simplest power/solidarity terms, you're assuming the> expression conveys a power relationship, but the people who use these> expressions are in fact using them to convey solidarity -- they're> being nice to you by treating you as they would a close acquaintance> in informal contexts.> > arnold> > ------------------------------------------------------------> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
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