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From: "Gordon Barlow" <>
Subject: You're Welcome
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 09:13:43 -0700
References: <027601c41ba0$9c376590$9365013d@pentium4>


> I'd be interested to know where "You're welcome" originated. In Britain,
> 'way back? Or is it a translation from another language? It is a purely
US
> expression, I think. --- Gordon
> - ------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> Once again, from the wonderful OED --
> --- Harshawardhan

Thanks for this, but the OED falls short on this occasion. Your extract
tells us when the expression first appeared in print, but that is (or may
be) a long way from telling us where it originated. Any more offers?

Gordon

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