Gość: Author IP: 78.145.177.* 10.08.08, 02:33 Dear Jonathan, perhaps you could tell me how "thank you" or "thanks" started being replaced by the aforementioned "cheers" and "ta"? Really curious about that. Ta (in advance :-) ) Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś czytaj wygodnie posty
jonathan.oakley Re: "ta" & "cheers" instead of thanks? 10.08.08, 15:54 Hi there, I understand that 'thank you' originates from the German 'Danke' also rendered as 'Dank u' in Dutch. 'Cheers' in medieval times meant 'mood' for eg in the 1400's someone might greet another with, ' "what chere be with you?" It was about this time that 'chere' also began to mean 'good humour.' The Oxford English Dictionary began to record it as a salutation before a drink around 1820. 'Ta' is just modern day slang for 'thanks.' :-) Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
Gość: Autor Re: "ta" & "cheers" instead of thanks? IP: 78.145.171.* 20.08.08, 01:41 Thank you, Jonathan. Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś