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-squareCerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days ago“Kindly. Thank you.” Those elephant looking aliens on Mass Effect who start every sentence with the emotion they’re speaking with because they can’t speak with any inflection.
“Kindly. Thank you.” Those elephant looking aliens on Mass Effect who start every sentence with the emotion they’re speaking with because they can’t speak with any inflection.