‘You’re welcome’ also gets a snarky rep from time to time.” Indeed, in 2015, The New York Times’ Amanda Hess asked “When Did ‘You’re Welcome’ Become a Gloat?” In it, Hess points to comedians’ uses of “you’re welcome,” like Stephen Colbert’s delivery of the phrase as his “blowhard alter ego” on “The Colbert Report” and Will Ferrell’s 2009 comedic Broadway play about President George W. Bush called “You’re Welcome America.” “You’re welcome” has continued to act as a sort of comic brag or sarcastic remark. “If someone held the door for you and you thank them, that person isn’t necessarily going to turn around and say ‘you’re welcome!’” Gleason said. “But if someone thanks you for doing something big like moving their piano, you’re probably going to come back with something bigger like, ‘Of course, you’re welcome. “I’ve never seen anyone say ‘you’re welcome’ in a text message,” said Gleason. So it’s ‘thank you,’ followed by ’You’re welcome and thank you.′ Then the other person could respond, ’It was my pleasure.” The “my pleasure” phrase is one that many people gravitate toward as a “softer” version of “you’re welcome,” said Post.

Source: Huffington Post March 01, 2018 21:33 UTC