Being+Polite

===[|Thanks and Thank you, Saying Please :] ===
 * Thank you** is more formal than **Thanks.**




 * Thanks a lot. (NOT Thank you a lot.)
 * Thank you. (NOT Thanks you.)
 * Thank you very much.
 * Thanks very much.
 * Thank God it’s Friday. (NOT Thanks God …)
 * Thank you very much indeed. (BUT NOT Thank you indeed.)

Thank you for/ thanks for can be followed by an –ing form.
 * Thank you for coming.
 * Thanks for everything.

We often use Thank you/Thanks to accept offers.
 * ‘Would you like some coffee?’ ‘Thank you.’

To refuse an offer, you can say No thank you/ No thanks.
 * ‘Another cake?’ ‘No, thanks. I have eaten too many already.’


 * Replies to Thanks**

British people, do not usually answer when they are thanked for small things.If a reply is a necessary, we can say **Not at all**(formal), **You are welcome, Don’t mention it, That’s quite all right or That’s OK** (informal).


 * ‘Here is your coat.’ ‘Thanks.’ (no answer)
 * ‘Thanks so much for looking after the children.’ ‘That’s all right.’ (answer necessary)


 * Saying Please** :

We use **please** to make a request more polite.
 * Would you move a bit, please?
 * Could you open the window, please?
 * Would you like some help?’ ‘Yes, please.’
 * Please do** is a rather formal answer to a request for permission.
 * ‘Do you mind if I open the window?’ ‘Please do.’
 * Situations where please is not used**

We do not use please to ask people what they have said.
 *  ‘I have got a bit of a headache.’ ‘I beg your pardon?’ (NOT … Please?)
 *  ‘John is on the phone.’ ‘Sorry?’ (NOT …Please?)
 * Please** is not used as an answer to **Thank you.**
 * ‘Thanks a lot.’ ‘That’s OK.’ (NOT … ‘Please.’)