History & The Arts
Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English
...Open University's BA (Honours) English Language qualification. [Bright pink thank you note with yellow words in an orange envelope.] The practice of saying ‘thank you’ – of expressing gratitude to someone for an act of kindness – is a fundamental element in the way we interact with one another. One of those small, embedded traditions which make up the everyday...