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Miss Manners: Your ‘of Course’ Is Just Not Good Enough for My ‘Thank You,’ Young Person

MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 21 – Young servers frequently use "of course" in response to "thank you," which some customers find off-putting while etiquette experts view it as a polite expression of service honor.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know this is going to sound nitpicky, but I get very slightly offended when I say “Thank you” to a server and they say “Of course.”

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Miss Manners: Your ‘of course’ is just not good enough for my ‘thank you,’ young person

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know this is going to sound nitpicky, but I get very slightly offended when I say “Thank you” to a server and they say “Of course.”

·Syracuse, United States
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Miss Manners: I get slightly offended when I say ‘thank you’ to a server and they say ‘of course’

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know this is going to sound nitpicky, but I get very slightly offended when I say “Thank you” to a server and they say “Of course.”

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lehighvalleylive broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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