As President of District Six, Sons of Norway, I get all of our lodge's newsletters. 56 of 'em. My new pet peeve has appeared in ALL of them.
They all say "I want to thank John and Mary for blah, blah, blah" And I want to thank Ole and Lena for whatever.... Why not just thank John and Mary. Thank you Ole and Lena. Not I WANT to thank you. It bugs me and my family says I'm being too critical.
I have become more aware of this recently and just say thank you. Not I want to thank you.
A Month of Reflection
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By Leo Babauta We’re entering the last month of the year, and for many of
us, it’s a darker and quieter season. It’s the perfect time for reflection.
I l...
1 year ago
2 comments:
I think you are right and so is your family. Using "I want to thank..." in written form is a carry-over from verbal convention where its used as an intro to other/more thankful comments. It's not meant to be a stand-alone.
However, american english is as flexible a language as they come. So you need to be tolerant. You're family is simply concerned about you becoming a grammar nazi.
Yeah, grammar nazi... that's me :)
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