Re: Few Beginner's Questions
brownh <[email protected]>
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On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:47:25AM -0600, [email protected] wrote: > > Okay, thanks! > > > > > > Dude, you can't thank in advance and then proceed to thank afterwards, > it's just not done. I know this is OT, but you criticize something I frequently do, and so I feel guilty. I suspect this double "thanks" habit goes way back when people still wrote letters. In business correspondence, it was conventional to insert the formula into an initial inquiry like, "Thank you for your kind consideration." And when the party did in fact respond, you thank them again for doing so. That is, the two "thanks" serve different purposes. Am I wrong here, or just very old fashioned? Haines Brown ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference