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Yeah growing up in america there was no equivalent phrase so when I heard it 10 years ago or so I started using it a lot. Its strange I wonder if there were some equivalents used before?
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I think his name is John Howard, he never called himself Johnnie. Unless you were calling him 'Johnnie' to make him sound small. Which would be a breathtakingly childish and hollow rhetorical device. Stick to the meaningful policy debate.
How'd this get a downvote?! Perfectly valid point. Australian here. John Howard has never, ever, by anyone, ever, been called "Johnnie". Ever.
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I think his name is John Howard, he never called himself Johnnie. Unless you were calling him 'Johnnie' to make him sound small. Which would be a breathtakingly childish and hollow rhetorical device. Stick to the meaningful policy debate.
How'd this get a downvote?! Perfectly valid point. Australian here. John Howard has never, ever, by anyone, ever, been called "Johnnie". Ever.
I don't really understand the use of the word "infected" here. It somehow paints the whole phenomenon with a pejorative brush. It's nice that languages and dialects evolve and influence each other like that. It's an especially important subject for me as a native speaker that has a very hard time taking steps away from its past (French).
If it bleeds, it leads. Anything that sounds negative gets more clicks, views, shares than its identical, neutral-sounding counterpart.
I think saying "no problem" is kinda rude, but it's so ingrained in me / the people around me, that I've found it easier to replace with "no worries" instead of "You're welcome".
I'm not worried, so you shouldn't be either. It's a great expression.
I think saying "no problem" is kinda rude, but it's so ingrained in me / the people around me, that I've found it easier to replace with "no worries" instead of "You're welcome".
Why do you think no problem is rude?
Does it really mean "you're welcome"? I used it to let people know they needn't be concerned about some perceived imposition. I'm not worried, so you shouldn't be either. It's a great expression.