"No worries"

Just a little vent here - I hate when you say "Thank you" to someone and they say "No worries". I wasn't worried, I was thankful!

sorry, just grates on my nerves!

What's yours?

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No Worries usually means there is a problem. Usually said by Turkish Taxi Drivers.

A girl I work with says "No Bother" all the time. Drives me nuts. She thinks she is Scottish (ie see Nae Bather)

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I feel the same about "no problem".

I always teach people not to say that in my classes.

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It depends on the context. If you got a flat tire, for example, and a kind stranger stopped on the side of the road to change your tire on the way to work and got his suit all greasy and wound up being late because of it and when he was done you said, "Thank You So Much..." "No Worries" would be more than appropriate IMO, as would, "No Problem" or anything similar. I actually do say, "No Worries" - LOL - I like it....when someone feels bad that they had you do them a favor and thanks you, I feel it is a perfect answer.

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I totally agree with you about "no worries". SO annoying.

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I say it all the time!

I usually do not say it when people say thank you though. I more often say it when people say "I am sorry..." in response to having done something that I am then required to fix in some way.

It's a little verbal tic and I just can't seem to help it!

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You would hate it down here. That phrase is part of Australian English. Just throw a 'mate' on the end and say it in an Aussie accent.

I hate the saying too.

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Never bothered me. I look at it like it wasn't a big deal for me to do... so No problem in doing it.

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I absolutely HATE when people say, "Oh, my bad." It's like fingernails on a chalk board to me.

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I never heard someone say that

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"No worries" doesn't bother me too much. A friend at work HATES when people say the word "piggybacking," like "Just to piggyback off what she said..."

I hate when people say "there's" when it should be "there are." Soooo many people say it once you start listening for it. Like "There's so many cars over there." It's not "There is so many cars," it's "There are..." Grrr.

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i say no worries too -- i picked it up from work, also "FYI" which annoys me
but again picked it up from work and just can't stop myself!

"do me a solid" -- annoys me

and "look it"

ex: "look it, it is no big deal it'll work out"

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This phrase annoys me so much!

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What about when you say Thank You to someone and they say "Mmm hmmm"

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Isnt that a big british thing? I fine every british person I have thanked reposnded with "no worries"

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Yes, it does a little!

Why do people say that?

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It is more Australian, we don't really say it much in the England, well no one I know in England says it, we tend to say "cheers" more, which is really slang, but we have many regional accents in England, as Racheeee will know, the people in Manchester speak completely differently from the people in London and the "Geordies" from Newcastle have a very strong accent.

My personal pet hate is the Mmmm Hmmm when you say thank you to someone.

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i tend to say no problem after someone says thank you

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i hate that statement

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"A whole NOTHER."

THIS JUST KILLS ME.

I NEVER say it. I think it sounds stupid and yes I know that most people do say it with great frequency.

I either say:

"another" or "a whole other"

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They say that in Australia all of the time - I think it is there version of your welcome

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