"Thank you in advance" - impolite???

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It's just denoting trust and due perhaps of the exigency and the incapacity of the one who asks the favor but saying thank you is polite enough.

[Echelnalf]

Saying "Thank you" is still considered polite regardless if the act was never done, half-done or done. But putting the word "In advance" makes everything feel presumptuous. The writer or sayer presumes that you will provide what is requested. So it's a big no.

Well yeah it does sound presumptuous and I don't use it either.

[luff101]

Cheer up TS kay 7.50 na lng ang Ariel.

It's no big deal..

[slakker]

i only say this if the other person agrees to my request. no big deal for me...

[Joex]

ani nalang.. saying thank you in advance is much better than not saying thank you at all.

Maybe for you sir but for me, the phrase "thank you in advance" SEEMS LIKE a demand from the recipient to fulfill one's request and not an expression of gratitude.

At least, that's how I feel whenever I get to read it; it may not be necessarily true to the writer or the one who wrote the request.

[Joex]

Cheer up TS kay 7.50 na lng ang Ariel.

It's no big deal..

P8 ghapon sa amo. Sa tv lang daw ko palit.

[yhokz101]

Maybe for you sir but for me, the phrase "thank you in advance" seems like a demand from the recipient to fulfill one's request and not an expression of gratitude.

like what I said, naa ra lage unsaon nmo pag dawat na.. it's all up to you. it's just a statement, how you will react to it will definitely determine on how you will respond to him/her, either with a heavy heart or with pleasure. Just a piece of advice, just take it positively.

[Joex]

like what I said, naa ra lage unsaon nmo pag dawat na.. it's all up to you. it's just a statement, how you will react to it will definitely determine on how you will respond to him/her, either with a heavy heart or with pleasure. Just a piece of advice, just take it positively.

If that’s what you’re going for in your letter/email or speech then by all means use it.. I simply expressed my thoughts and how I feel about the phrase

[yhokz101]

If that’s what you’re going for in your letter/email or speech then by all means use it.. I simply expressed my thoughts and how I feel about the phrase

I just pointed out on how you might handle such thing positively. Anyway, I never end any of my email "Thank you in advance", since people might hate the phrase for a couple of reasons. One is that it feels presumptuous. But on the other hand I wouldn't mind reading it from any of my colleagues, a thank you is still a thank you, better than no thank you at all.

[slabs17]

thank you for not smoking...