No problem

No problem is an English expression, meaning "you're welcome". It is similar to the Australian English expression no worries. The phrase is used in most of the United States, especially on the East Coast of the United States.

Some find the expression, particularly when employed in the service industry, to be rude, implying that a reasonable request could have been received as problematic or unwelcome.

See also

• No problemo
• Hakuna matata

References

• Andor, József (2008). "No Problem" (PDF). UPRT 2008: Empirical Studies in English Applied Linguistics. pp. 153–164. ISBN 978-963-642-300-1.
• Brenner, Gail (September 23, 2011). "Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook". John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780764524776.
• McKean, Erin (November 29, 2009). "The un-welcome - What’s the problem with ‘no problem’?". The Boston Globe.
• Richardson, Kristen (November 10, 2011). "My Problem with ‘No Problem’: It’s Destroying Civility". The New York Observer.
• Schneider, Klaus P. (2005). "No problem, you're welcome, anytime: Responding to thanks in Ireland, England, and the USA". The Pragmatics of Irish English. pp. 101–139. ISBN 3110184699.
• Tucker, Maria (January 29, 2009). "Here's the problem: 'No problem' is replacing 'You're welcome'". McClatchy Newspapers.

External links

• The dictionary definition of no problem at Wiktionary