to hate the word 'ta'

[GnomeDePlume]

especially when I see it written in an email from my boss?

Every time my boss writes 'ta' instead of 'thank you' it makes it makes my eyeballs itch.

There is just something so dismissive of 'ta'. It isnt a proper thank you, it is something small children might say when given a biscuit. It isnt the response I expect from my professionally qualified boss when I send a piece of work.

Yanbu in the formal sense of your boss writing it in emails. Ywbu to hate it in any sense - I often say ta or cheers instead of thank you

when people say ta to my baby I shudder.

Stick 'em in the stocks, have the plebs flogged. Down with this sort of thing.

Pah, my 6 month old could say 'Thank You very much Indeed'

It is far easier for babies to use a recognisable, usually accepted word like 'ta' rather than 'thank you'. And at that age the whole point is communication not standard English.

I'm not northern and I often say (and sign off with) Ta.

So shoot me...

the correspondence between my boss and me contains colloquialisms, abbreviations and slang. it's still professionally appropriate

So OP, are you going to speak to your boss (professionally qualified) tomorrow? Tell him or her to get their northern ass in order?

i have had colleagues forward me emails for me to deal with with absolutely no comment from them whatsoever

that i find objectionable

Ta is very informal and I would only use it if my OH offered me a sarnie and I wasn't hungry - no, ta...

In a work email it's unprofessional (but I have received business emails ending xx)

Usual my DD is very northern and I'm refusing to teach her 'ta' .

It all depends on the workplace as to whether it's 'unprofessional'. I work in the arts, my emails, sent and received, are filled with things a lot more unprofessional than 'ta'. Kisses abound.

my solicitor writes "with lots of love" in his emails to me

(he is related to me)

Am Northern. Ta is very normal for me. Doesn't seem to cause eyeballs to itch or great distress for me. Wouldn't use it professionally but not end of the world stuff. Doesn't signify ignorance or bad manners to me whereas being shitty about does. ho-hum

I'm from Yorkshire and I hate it. DS is 2 and can say thank you, but I think nursery must say Ta sometimes. I say "we don't say Ta, we say thank you".

I dont like it either, I do not understood small children being taught it, unless it is your local dialect, which it isnt round me. totally pointless horrid horrid word.

Its not snobby either, its just a pointless word, i do not see it loaded with class conotations.

My family is northern too, streching across quite a way and never ever heard ta.

god, I'd far rather hear 'ta' from an adult than a child.

ShakesBootyFlabWobbles, I shouldnt thinks so. Picking up on habits in real life is a can of worms which should stay firmly closed

But why teach a baby ta?

are you also teaching Na,

Yeah and so on?

I have to admit I find this a bit snobbish. Ta is the normal form of thank you in the town where I grew up - I hate it when I use my local dialect and people correct my speech. I think there is a lot to be said for regional accents and vocabulary!

why is it snobby,

surely if one disliked all coloquisms sp, then that might be snobby but ta?

I have never heard a word so discussed and so disliked. Never all the others .....arleet duck and so on.

I really think regional dialect accent is something we should be proud and extremely interested in tbh
I don't type in my regional dialect accent though
Hmm
I love saying T-raaaaa to confused southerners though
It's my guilty secret I only say it
A)on the phone
Or
B) face to face
.........
I need to up my game

I've read "ta" so many times on this thread it's starting to not make any sense, yet I think I do still say it. Am from the North. I probably say it more when I go back there. Someone from Yorkshire saying "Ta love" gives me a warm cosy feeling.

I have heard people trying to teach a really long version to babies "taaaaaaaa" - that sounds a bit odd.

Its a Northern / Midlands term , I find southerners seem to prefer 'cheers' ,which more modern firms with daily dress down unless clients are in tend to use, together with far less formal 'old fashioned corporate speak style' . Tho in my first job in banking I had to use two forms of address/language style , one for management etc and one for the PA's. Use corporate BS to the PA's & u got short shrift. Management - strictly formal old style corporate BS at ALL times and lots of 'reaching out' (shudder). Wearing. I find ta, cheers etc friendlier and more normal and modern tbh. Banking is so not normal/that culture, their values/lifestyle I found depressing.

Still in London, not in banking with 10 nationalities in one team and everyone at all levels uses cheers, ta, thx , smileys. Oh and if they are Turkish/Italian, they start emails with just 'Dears' or 'Dear' & no name
My Italian boss starts emails with 'angels' to her mixed sex team - go figure.
Ta.

Oh and I'm from the black country, which I believe has the most Anglo roots yet appears to be the most disliked. That's odd no? When you look at it in a primitive, historic context?

Thanks Gnome

All I can say, if it is of any help, is that there is probably no feeling of dismissiveness by your boss when they use it with you if that's been their usual dialect; it would just be second nature and shows they feel that they can be less formal with you (surely a good sign for your relationship?). It is your dislike of the word that is projecting that connotation onto the communication, not your boss.

Kind regards