Re: USAGE: np

Well, there's no restriction on the use of "np" for "no problem" in my 
speech - anywhere I can say the one, I can say the other. I don't say "no 
problem" very often, however. I say "you're welcome" (or "yuhvelcome") when 
I mean "you're welcome"; when I mean "not a problem/don't worry about it", I 
say "no worries" or "'sall good" or, well, "don't worry about it". :)


On 7/12/05, Arthaey Angosii <arthaey@...> wrote:
> 
> Dear linguistically inclined and computer literate listmates:
> 
> A friend and I recently got in to a discussion about the usage of the
> netspeak abbreviation "np" for "no problem." In my usage, I can only
> use "np" where I mean "no problem" as in "you're welcome." However,
> for my friend, he can use it even where he means "not a problem" or
> "that's fine."
> 
> What is your usage?
> 
> 
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