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Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers in the USA!
Today, we are sharing a 10 Words blog post with a twist. Here are ten ways to express gratitude in English:
Thanks – a shortening of ‘thank you’
Thanks for you help.
Cheers – an informal way of expressing gratitude or well wishes in British English
‘Cheers mate,’ she said when her friend lent her a book.
Ta – an informal way of saying ‘thank you’ in British English
‘Ta,’ said the shopkeeper when the woman handed over her payment.
Thank you very much – a more formal and more effusive way of expre...
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Thanksgiving and similarly-named festivals are celebrated in various countries to give thanks for the harvest and the blessings of the previous year. The date of the celebration changes from country to country and from year to year, and tomorrow – as the fourth Thursday of November – marks the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States of America.
In America, Thanksgiving celebrations are the beginning of the festive period leading up to Christmas. Thanksgiving is usually celebrated by sharing a large turkey dinner with friends or family, with each person reflecting in turn on what they are thankful for. There are often parades in large cities.
The phrase thank y...
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