pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhen you say "thank you kindly", the adverb is describing how you are thanking them, so you're basically saying "I'm being kind"message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down17
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareWhen you say "thank you kindly", the adverb is describing how you are thanking them, so you're basically saying "I'm being kind"pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoThe earliest known use of “thank you kindly” is from a 16th-century theatrical work. It was an elaboration of the phrase “I think of you kindly” before it was shortened to “I thank you”.
The earliest known use of “thank you kindly” is from a 16th-century theatrical work. It was an elaboration of the phrase “I think of you kindly” before it was shortened to “I thank you”.