how to say - Many Thanks in advance or Many Thanks In Advance

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Which one is correct below,

Many Thanks in advance

Many Thanks In Advance
 

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None of those are common. Why don't you just say "I'd really appreciate it if......"
 

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Which one is correct below,

Many Thanks in advance

Many Thanks In Advance


Is this the closing of a message?

Irregardless, I think you have married two common phrases, "Many thanks." and "Thanks in advance." There's nothing wrong with this, but it is a little awkward, and there is no need to capitalize "thanks" or "advance".

If you want to give emphasis to "Thanks in advance.", you could simply add an exclamation point.
 

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[STRIKE]Ir[/STRIKE]regardless
 

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I don't have much of a problem with "Many thanks in advance" as long as only the first word is capitalised and it ends with a full stop. It's not a standard ending but there's nothing wrong with it grammatically. Personally, I don't thank people in advance for anything, just in case they don't do it!
 

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Whilst I agree with you entirely about its usage, while in Madrid recently I was pointed in the direction of this:

Irregardless - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

The final sentence is the important one, of course.
Exactly. " Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead."

Learners may hear some native speakers saying it, but I recommend that they (the learners) do not use it.
 

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Ok, you got me. I was being pedantic and it backfired on me. :-(
Don't worry about it. I have lost count of the number of times I've slipped up.
 

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Hello all.

I have written as below in my email signature


Many Thanks

Kind Regards

Is it correctly written?
 

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Many Thanks

KindRegards

Is it correctly written?
You have already been told not to capitalise the first letter of 'thanks'; the same applies to 'regards'. You need a space between 'Kind' and 'regards'.
 
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