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J-B
 
Reply Mon 15 Nov, 2004 07:34 am
What is the difference between "thanks to" and "thanks for" ?


thanks Smile
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Wy
 
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Reply Mon 15 Nov, 2004 08:51 am
Thanks to you, JB, for asking this question.

Thanks for asking this question, JB.

OK?
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stuh505
 
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Reply Mon 15 Nov, 2004 09:05 am
"thanks to you" means "because of you"

"thanks for" means the obvious
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J-B
 
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Reply Tue 16 Nov, 2004 07:11 am
yeah ok thanks to you for responding to my question Very Happy
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Masayo
 
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Reply Tue 16 Nov, 2004 03:34 pm
Wy wrote:
Thanks to you, JB, for asking this question.

Thanks for asking this question, JB.

OK?


So.. "Thanks to you" = "Thank you" in this case?
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stuh505
 
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Reply Wed 17 Nov, 2004 07:35 am
Yes, JB...you used it incorrectly...
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J-B
 
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Reply Wed 17 Nov, 2004 07:44 am
.......i am confused again Confused
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Masayo
 
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Reply Wed 17 Nov, 2004 11:52 am
When I first saw Wy's answer I was confused. It seems "thanks to you" is kind of identical to " thank you" in his explanation. stuh505's answer was totally different thing which means "because of you". So can anybody tell me which one is correct or both are correct but depends on situations? Thank you. :wink:
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Dartagnan
 
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Reply Wed 17 Nov, 2004 11:54 am
"Thanks to you" is often used sarcastically. As in: "Thanks to you, we were late to the movie again."
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Masayo
 
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Reply Wed 17 Nov, 2004 01:01 pm
D'artagnan wrote:
"Thanks to you" is often used sarcastically. As in: "Thanks to you, we were late to the movie again."


It's much clear now! Thank you! Smile
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Wy
 
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Reply Wed 17 Nov, 2004 09:58 pm
I'm sorry to be confusing and then disappear for days! I've had less access to a computer lately... Anyhow, in addition to the sarcastic use mentioned by d'Artagnan, "thanks to ..." can be used in a sincere way -- "Thanks to Masayo, who brought the beautiful flowers used to decorate the tables."

They really are lovely. And so delicately scented! Wink
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stuh505
 
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Reply Wed 17 Nov, 2004 11:15 pm
So we have determined that it can be used to mean "because of" with sarcasm, or "because of" without sarcasm...in other words..because of!
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Masayo
 
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Reply Thu 18 Nov, 2004 06:23 am
Wy wrote:
I'm sorry to be confusing and then disappear for days! I've had less access to a computer lately... Anyhow, in addition to the sarcastic use mentioned by d'Artagnan, "thanks to ..." can be used in a sincere way -- "Thanks to Masayo, who brought the beautiful flowers used to decorate the tables."

They really are lovely. And so delicately scented! Wink



It wasn't you that confused me, but my poor english Embarrassed
Sometimes I don't understand even it's very simple, just like the term "thanks to". Thanks for your help... I've really learnt much from this forum! Smile
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J-B
 
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Reply Fri 19 Nov, 2004 04:32 am
pleased to know that Masayo.
Hope you can make further exploration in our home Smile

And about the English, mine is the poorest Embarrassed
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