don't mention it , not at all , you're welcome (2025)

Hello everyone.

don't mention it , not at all , you're welcome

Is there any difference among all of them?

Greetings!

I would never say "not at all", I think it´s the most formal of the group. "Don´t mention it" also sounds a bit formal. "You´re welcome" is kind of in the middle, it works for both formal and informal situations. The very informal ways of saying the same thing are "no problem" and "sure". ("Sure" technically has a different meaning but it´s sometimes used in place of "you´re welcome" in very informal situations and when the favor you´ve done is pretty small.)

Hope this helps!

P.S. Finrod, in English it´s not very common to end a letter or a post with "greetings" - that´s more like a very formal way to say hello. But I understand you mean it as "saludos" in Spanish So saludos a ti también!

kw10 said:

I would never say "not at all", I think it´s the most formal of the group. "Don´t mention it" also sounds a bit formal. "You´re welcome" is kind of in the middle, it works for both formal and informal situations. The very informal ways of saying the same thing are "no problem" and "sure". ("Sure" technically has a different meaning but it´s sometimes used in place of "you´re welcome" in very informal situations and when the favor you´ve done is pretty small.)

Hope this helps!

P.S. Finrod, in English it´s not very common to end a letter or a post with "greetings" - that´s more like a very formal way to say hello. But I understand you mean it as "saludos" in Spanish So saludos a ti también!

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Agree with all of that. Would just like to add another informal way of saying the same: "forget it", for when someone thanks you for some small favour, its like "don't mention it" but more colloquial.
Saludos a los dos

Thanks you so much both kw10 & Bondia.
Now it´s clear for me.

P.S. kw10. thanks again for the advise. I'm a very new english speaker.

tas_sh said:

Hi Everybody,
Would you provide me with a formal experession instead of " you are welcome"
I will use it in a formal email to a person, with a higher position than me at my work, in reply of his appreciation for what i have already done for him.
Would you please help me in this regard as im not native english speaker?
Thanks in advance,

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You could say "You're welcome. It was my pleasure."

jackiechanbabe said:

You could say "You're welcome. It was my pleasure."

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Could anyone tell me if it´s possible to use "Not at all" as a reply to an apology? Or is it always a formal response to "Thank you"?

It's possible, I suppose, but I'd likely say "it's OK."

"Hey, sorry I was late yesterday."

"It's OK."

I might also say "no problem" or "it's fine."

*How* these are said (tone of voice, facial gestures) can affect the meaning a lot.

Best,
Mike

Gusgasac said:

Could anyone tell me if it´s possible to use "Not at all" as a reply to an apology? Or is it always a formal response to "Thank you"?

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If someone says "I'm sorry," replying "Not at all" is not very good.

Better responses are:
It's okay.
It's alright.
It's no problem.
No problem.
There's no need to apologise.

Or, if they really did something bad and they apologise, and you are happy they said sorry because you really were hurt:
I forgive you.
Thank you for apologising.
I appreciate your apology.

But these are not common and only are said pretty formally and in situations where someone did something pretty bad.

Hi everybody!
I show you a conversation I had with a friend in which I told her "Congratulations, you did a fantastic job"
She answered me "Thank you very much, I appreciate it!"
Is it ok if I reply saying "

"?

jackiechanbabe said:

"It was my pleasure."

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Right, and I also hear said "My pleasure!"

LitaSt said:

Hi everybody!
I show you a conversation I had with a friend in which I told her "Congratulations, you did a fantastic job"
She answered me "Thank you very much, I appreciate it!"
Is it ok if I reply saying "

Don't mention it

"?

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Lita, I think saying anything in this situation is a little over the top, I would just smile.