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Thanks in advance VERSUS Thanks beforehand #1 (permalink) Mon Jul 24, 2006 20:23 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 #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 24, 2006 20:41 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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in advance/ beforehand #3 (permalink) Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:28 am   in advance/ beforehand
 

Hi all of you,

Are the following expressions correct?

If you ever decide to do something like that again, please tell us well in advance.
I will book my tickets well in advance.
I will book my tickets long in advance.
I will book my tickets long beforehand.

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in advance/ beforehand #4 (permalink) Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:23 am   in advance/ beforehand
 

i choose the third one though i do not know why and also do not know if it is correct.
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Thanks in advance VERSUS Thanks beforehand #5 (permalink) Fri Dec 25, 2009 16:19 pm   Thanks in advance VERSUS Thanks beforehand
 

Who changed the original title of my message? That's what I would really like to know. Yankee, I found a sentence in Collins-Cobuild: 'Kathleen Wild got married without telling anyone beforehand.' I found the other sentences in the same dictionary. They were not marked as 'old-fashioned'.
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use of advance #6 (permalink) Mon Dec 28, 2009 16:49 pm   use of advance
 

Hi Detlef,

I would say:

If you ever decide to do something like that again, tell us beforehand.
I will book my tickets well in advance.

You wouldn't say or write "long in advance". I see where you are coming from, because it is correct to say something like, "It was a long time ago." Why can't "long' be associated with time, in this case? It's one of the many vagaries of the English language, and another reason I'm glad it's my native language. My hat is off (idiom!) to anyone who tries to learn it.
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Thanks in advance VERSUS Thanks beforehand #7 (permalink) Fri Feb 05, 2010 17:31 pm   Thanks in advance VERSUS Thanks beforehand
 

Neither is correct and both come across as presumptive and rude in business correspondence. By thanking someone in advance, you're essentially saying, "I really need your help, but I'm not willing to take the time to thank you properly after you've helped me". Why not just say, "I appreciate any assistance you can offer", then after they have helped you, say thanks the traditional way?
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