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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've heard it a lot too and think it sounds stupid. I like teaching them to be polite but this doesn't seem like a good way to model polite language since you are using the language in a way people don't usually talk, which makes it weird for the kid. Instead of saying "no thank you" when a kid does something they shouldn't, why not instead say "[b]no running, please[/b]" or "[b]please do not throw toys"[/b] or whatever. Makes more sense to me as a way to teach politeness while still letting the kid know not to do something.[/quote]

+1  This is exactly how you should phrase it, IMO![/quote]

That doesn't put a happy, positive spin on it.  "No thank you" works for the people who want to gently correct.

I think it sounds ridiculous myself.  For the PP from the South, no we don't say "No thank you" when someone is doing something they shouldn't.  We say "No thank you" when something is offered that we don't want, or aren't interested in.[/quote]

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