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The meaning of "quite" is... | "Didn't use to" vs. "didn't used to"
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Thanks in advance VERSUS Thanks beforehand Mon Jul 24, 2006 21:23 pm  Thanks in advance VERSUS Thanks beforehand		  
Hello

Are they same?

"Thanks in advance" and "Thanks beforehand"

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Thanks in advance VERSUS Thanks beforehand Mon Jul 24, 2006 21:41 pm  Thanks in advance VERSUS Thanks beforehand		  
Hi Tom

"Thanks in advance" is a "standard expression" and is what I would recommend using.

The meaning of the second one is understandable, but I would never use it.

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