Harry12345
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Is this sentence correct?
Thanks a billion
Thanks a billion
Is this sentence correct? Than you!
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----- I am not an ESL teacher anymore -----
It is OK. It is a way to thank someone emphatically.
It is OK. It is a way to thank someone emphatically.
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Grammatically, it's correct. "Thanks a million" is sometimes heard.
I don't think "thanks" inflation is so high that "thanks a billion" would be necessary for anything less than having your life saved.
It sounds phony to me.
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