Thread: большинство людей

I agree with those posters who said that "заранее спасибо" has a more pleasant ring to it. But the difference isn't crucial.

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у фразы "Спасибо заранее" есть какая-то незаконченность.

Оля, я не имею привычки использовать прозвища в общении с незнакомыми людьми.

Originally Posted by doninphxaz

Originally Posted by Crocodile

I actually considered writing a note to the person to tell her to avoid the phrase unless she wanted to appear crass. But in my family it's considered rude to correct someone on minor matters unless they ask for your input. Family courtesy won out, and I remained silent.

True. Not sure if it was this forum - but on a language forum, minor details could be important.

I have actually heard "thanks/thank you in advance" many times. I think it can be rude, as you said, if said sarcastically - which is always difficult in written language. But I sometimes think of that phrase as "in case I am unable to respond to your help, thank you in advance." Especially on a web forum where someone may ask a question, someone else may answer it, and the former does not see the answer for a few weeks.