If National wins ...

[fungus pudding]

Thank-you for that. You must be kept very busy correcting the spelling and grammar of those less educated.

westerly

Not really. Not everyone is as lucky as you.

[BIRMANBOY]

Regardless, FP is probably appreciative of your gratitude. My dear old mum always said to me, "you're never too old to learn something new"

English grammar hints and tips

Is it thank you, thankyou or thank-you?

If you look out for this phrase, you will see it written in all manner of ways, in various documents. It would be nice to know which is right and wrong – and why.
We use three forms in British English – one is the verb (doing word), while the others are the noun (thing) and adjective (describing word).

Thank you

This is the verb ‘to thank’, with a direct object ‘you’.
In fact, you will know that this is two separate words, if you use the full sentence which is hidden underneath – ‘I thank you.’
From this comes the shortened version which we hear daily – ‘thank you’. It is always two words.
Examples:

• Thank you for coming today to this talk on written communications.
• Thank you for your letter of 23 June 2004.

Thankyou

This is the noun ‘a thankyou’.
Examples:

• He gave a great big thankyou to all concerned.
• There were thankyous all around as the conference ended.

Thankyou

This is also the spelling for the adjective, describing something (a noun) to follow.
Examples:

• He gave a thankyou card to his mother.
• The thankyou speech was most moving.

So, why do we see ‘thank-you’ written?

If you look here, you will see how two-part verbs change to serve as nouns also, often going through the etymological change over several years.

progression	word form	example
Step 1	They are verbs	I thank you
Step 2	They become hyphenated compound nouns	A thank-you
Step 3	They become closed nouns	A thankyou

So, some dictionaries are still using the ‘thank-you’ form, while others show the more inevitable ‘thankyou’ form for the noun.

Thank-you for that. You must be kept very busy correcting the spelling and grammar of those less educated.

westerly

[Sgt Pepper]

It's a trait of the permanently negative malcontent socialists. Of course everything is the gummint's fault, except when their permanently negative malcontent lot get their hands on everyone else's money through the occasional temporary madness of the voting public. then no matter how bad things are - they're perfect, as long as the producers, the innovators, the successful are being punished.

FP
regarding "gummint" please stop making fun of John Keys diction, we know its bad.

[nextbigthing]

FP
regarding "gummint" please stop making fun of John Keys diction, we know its bad.

Come on Sarg keep up. CT tell Key to speak like this because it relates to the common people.

[fungus pudding]

Come on Sarg keep up. CT tell Key to speak like this because it relates to the common people.

Precisely. It's his way of getting through to Labour voters.

[elZorro]

Nicky Hager's house gets turned over while he's away, and that's no coincidence. The smiling assassin strikes again. More in store?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11339338

[slimwin]

It's no coincidence because he used stolen emails to make a joke of the election campaign.
As for Andrew Little, I was in the empty when he was boss. I've never heard of a union boss more hated. That's one guy that was in it just for himself. We all know he has a very high opinion of himself. The reality will be shown If he gets the job.

[slimwin]

In the empu!

[Minerbarejet]

It's no coincidence because he used stolen emails to make a joke of the election campaign.
As for Andrew Little, I was in the empty when he was boss. I've never heard of a union boss more hated. That's one guy that was in it just for himself. We all know he has a very high opinion of himself. The reality will be shown If he gets the job.

Sounds like Vaygor1 had better fill his car up with gas.

[fungus pudding]

In the empu!

Poor old Labour. There's no real competition to Little sticking a hand up so far, so he'll probably win the leadership, but will the public support him? Nope - the union image is what they have to cleanse themselves of.