Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: nyu notesfiles V1.1 4/1/84; site acf4.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!acf4!wkk5231 From: wkk5231@acf4.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Don't mention it Message-ID: <11800001@acf4.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Dec-84 01:34:00 EST Article-I.D.: acf4.11800001 Posted: Wed Dec 5 01:34:00 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 8-Dec-84 06:32:10 EST Organization: New York University Lines: 4 Nf-ID: #N:acf4:11800001:000:228 Nf-From: acf4!wkk5231 Dec 5 01:34:00 1984 When Alan Turing was in the U.S. in the late thirties he wrote home complaining of Americans' speech habits. Among the things that annoyed him was the reply "you're welcome" to "thank you." What was he used to hearing instead?