Glad I could help
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The short version (also 'Glad to help') is our casual way of speaking in conversational English, when we don't find it necessary to construct a more formal complete sentence.
Don't you do the same sort of thing in Persian?
Don't you do the same sort of thing in Persian?
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Yes I do
Only when the subject is "I" we use the short version?
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Not necessarily.
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Do you say "am glad"?
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No. Glad I/we could help is common. Another version is Glad to help.
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Why English speaker said me "am good and humble", Do you think it is wrong?
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They more than likely said "I'm" instead of "am". Those can sound the same.
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Because I was chatting with him I am sure he said "am".
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If by chatting you mean text-based chat, anything is possible. Don't ever use text-based chat as an example of what is right or wrong.
As examples of other times the noun is omitted:
George was so nice! Couldn't have been nicer! ("He" is omitted)
Do you know Mary? Someone useful to have on your side. ("She is" is omitted.)
As examples of other times the noun is omitted:
George was so nice! Couldn't have been nicer! ("He" is omitted)
Do you know Mary? Someone useful to have on your side. ("She is" is omitted.)
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Generally, in this kind of construction, if we miss out anything, it's the pronoun and the verb (or at least part of it).
Happy to help = I'm/I was happy to help.
Happy to help? = Are you happy to help?
Going anywhere on holiday this year? = Are you going anywhere on holiday this year.
Had a shower yet? = Have you had a shower yet?
Sometimes, we only miss out the pronoun, as in this exchange:
Kelly: Hello?! Sarah? I'm back from work.
Sarah:Hi Kelly! Glad you're home! Made you something! = I'm glad you're home. I made/I have made you something.
Happy to help = I'm/I was happy to help.
Happy to help? = Are you happy to help?
Going anywhere on holiday this year? = Are you going anywhere on holiday this year.
Had a shower yet? = Have you had a shower yet?
Sometimes, we only miss out the pronoun, as in this exchange:
Kelly: Hello?! Sarah? I'm back from work.
Sarah:Hi Kelly! Glad you're home! Made you something! = I'm glad you're home. I made/I have made you something.
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