# No Problem
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [February 17, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604 "2007-02-17T12:37:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 11
### Author:  [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/201 "2007-02-22T21:36:16Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
And you need to be…
Maybe you people need some actual examples that show that many people use these phrases in ambiguous ways ( at least here in Australia).
I was in a furniture shop in Sydney recently. I was asking many questions about a chair that I wanted.
Me -" Does this come in blue ?"
Sales staff “No worries.”
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I have lived in Australia all my life (31 years), and Sydney for the last 10 and I have never ever experienced no worries as a reply to a specific question.
I LOVE our “no worries”, “no problem”, “2 secs” vernacular. It’s cheery and friendly and cute. 😃
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### Author:  [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/202 "2007-02-22T21:38:36Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
The problem is that there are many people who answer ‘No problem’ and/or ‘No worries’ to a lot of things. The meaining is not ‘yes’. That is my point. In the OP’s complaint these phrases do not mean ‘yes’. That is the problem.
You can go away now.
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I fought the ignorance, and the ignorance won. I’m going away now. No worries.
Daniel
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### Author:  [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/203 "2007-02-22T21:44:04Z")
[QUOTE=threnodyangelfire]
I have lived in Australia all my life (31 years), and Sydney for the last 10 and I have never ever experienced no worries as a reply to a specific question.
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Nor have I, and I’m a lot older than you. 😃
My scenario with bb in the furniture store is a little bit different to the one he painted. I cannot for the life of me imagine him asking a specific question like “Does this come in blue?” without some long and convoluted preamble that probably got the poor sales-bloke all flustered, giving a ‘no worries’ reply with a bunch of :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: as well.
😛
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### Author:  [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/204 "2007-02-22T23:28:04Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.]
He’s using it to assume an air of sophistication he clearly doesn’t possess naturally. That’s the very _definition_ of pretentious.
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No. I just used the word in a very natural context. How could you come to your conclusion ?
Should I have said ‘I will’ instead ?
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### Author:  [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/205 "2007-02-22T23:30:13Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness]
I fought the ignorance, and the ignorance won. I’m going away now. No worries.
Daniel
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You fought your delusion and the delusion won…
Really, I have no idea what you are talking about.
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### Author:  [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/206 "2007-02-22T23:32:59Z")
[QUOTE=kambuckta]
Nor have I, and I’m a lot older than you. 😃
My scenario with bb in the furniture store is a little bit different to the one he painted. I cannot for the life of me imagine him asking a specific question like “Does this come in blue?” without some long and convoluted preamble that probably got the poor sales-bloke all flustered, giving a ‘no worries’ reply with a bunch of :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: as well.
😛
[/QUOTE]
You are ask me whether I am a native english speaker, and this is an example of what you write!
Were you in that furniture store? Wow. What a coincidence !
Why would you not be able to imagine someone asking a specific question about a chair? Do you have brain damage?
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### Author:  [@hawksgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawksgirl)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/207 "2007-02-22T23:33:53Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
You are ask me whether I am a native english speaker, and this is an example of what you write!
Were you in that furniture store? Wow. What a coincidence !
Why would you not be able to imagine someone asking a specific question about a chair? Do you have brain damage?
[/QUOTE]
Holy crap, can’t you SHUT UP?! The multiple consecutive posts are not going to make you look like less of a dick, especially when you misunderstand everyone’s posts.
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### Author:  [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/208 "2007-02-22T23:35:37Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
You are ask me whether I am a native english speaker, and this is an example of what you write!?
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You were asked that because your writing skills are poor.
Your furniture store example is implausible.
Your reading comprehension is a bit on the shaky side.
Other than that, no worries.
[QUOTE=hawksgirl]
Holy crap, can’t you SHUT UP?! The multiple consecutive posts are not going to make you look like less of a dick, especially when you misunderstand everyone’s posts.
[/QUOTE]
Of course he misunderstands! No! Worries! Worries! No! Problem problem PROBLEM!
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### Author:  [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/209 "2007-02-22T23:37:43Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
You **are ask** me whether I am a native english speaker, and this is an example of what you write!
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You should talk, Sparky.
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### Author:  [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/210 "2007-02-22T23:39:10Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
You are ask me whether I am a native english speaker, and this is an example of what you write!
Were you in that furniture store? Wow. What a coincidence !
Why would you not be able to imagine someone asking a specific question about a chair? Do you have brain damage?
[/QUOTE]
No. He can’t imagine _ **you** _ asking a cut and dry, specific question about a chair. After reading this thread, neither can I.
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### Author:  [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/211 "2007-02-22T23:39:32Z")
There are a few people on the boards here that have quibbles, problems and maybe pet-peeves concerning language use and misuse.
Lynn Truss made a lot of money with her anger at the misuse of apostrophes. I wish I could do that.
What amazes me is that there are many people that get very worked up about the people who do not like language misuse. Up goes the cry - ‘GRAMMAR NAZIS !’
Why do you get so worked up? Do you think we people protesting about language misuse get so worked up? I do not.
I dislike some language misuse and I also dislike Ice Hockey. It is no big deal.
I am not the OP. I would not have started a pit rant about language misuse. I just wanted to put in my 2 cents into this discussion.
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### Author:  [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/212 "2007-02-22T23:42:17Z")
[QUOTE=hawksgirl]
Holy crap, can’t you SHUT UP?! The multiple consecutive posts are not going to make you look like less of a dick, especially when you misunderstand everyone’s posts.
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You have many choices in life. One is not to read this thread.
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### Author:  [@hawksgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawksgirl)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/213 "2007-02-22T23:44:41Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
You have many choices in life. One is not to read this thread.
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Thanks, I’m forever grateful for your Zen-like response. :rolleyes:
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/214 "2007-02-22T23:47:26Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
And you need to be…
Maybe you people need some actual examples that show that many people use these phrases in ambiguous ways ( at least here in Australia).
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Not really. I live here as well, which is why I know you’re an idiot.
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### Author:  [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/215 "2007-02-22T23:48:37Z")
[QUOTE=jsgoddess]
You were asked that because your writing skills are poor.
Your furniture store example is implausible.
Your reading comprehension is a bit on the shaky side.
/QUOTE]
Since you are making an issue out of it, please tell me how my writing skills are poor. Is it the way I hold the pencil? Are there numerous spelling mistakes? Are there numerous mistakes in grammar? Do you just not like the style of prose?
What evidence do you have that there is any problem with my reading comprehension?
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### Author:  [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/216 "2007-02-22T23:50:19Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
Do you think we people protesting about language misuse get so worked up? I do not.
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What do you call responding rudely to someone whose only offense is what YOU perceive as a misuse of language?
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### Author:  [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/217 "2007-02-22T23:51:16Z")
[QUOTE=1920s Style “Death Ray”]
Not really. I live here as well, which is why I know you’re an idiot.
[/QUOTE]
I have no idea what you are talking about.
You live in Australia. Congatulations !
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### Author:  [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/218 "2007-02-22T23:54:13Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.]
What do you call responding rudely to someone whose only offense is what YOU perceive as a misuse of language?
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I have only been rude to people that have been rude to me here. So, you must not be talking about me. As I said, I do not get worked up about language misuse. Maybe others do.
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### Author:  [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/219 "2007-02-23T00:07:15Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
I have only been rude to people that have been rude to me here. So, you must not be talking about me.
[/QUOTE]
There’s that reading comprehension issue again. No, you thick-headed numbskull, I’m referring to your first post in this thread wherein you say:
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking]
I annoy these people by replying with ‘Why would there be a problem?’
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However you may choose to spin it, that is rude.
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### Author:  [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-problem/392604/220 "2007-02-23T00:26:41Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.]
There’s that reading comprehension issue again. No, you thick-headed numbskull, I’m referring to your first post in this thread wherein you say:
However you may choose to spin it, that is rude.
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No that is not my ‘reading comprehension issue’. It is your lack in writing by not making it clear.
I did not really mean that I annoy people by saying ‘Why would there be a problem?’ I am fairly sure the people are not annoyed. Were you?
I just want them to actually think about the words they are using.
You are being rude to me with your pathetic name-calling. But you should realise that you cannot insult me. So try to insult me. I do like insulting people that try to insult me or that are rude to me, because I know those people can be insulted.
I cannot be insulted because I accept everything about myself. I cannot be insulted because I do not care about you or your opinion of me.
I recommend to everyone to make yourself insult-resistant.
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