Thanks but No Thanks: 19 Ways Brits Don't Say Thank You

Most of the always-polite Brits now only use "thank you" as a last resort when expressing gratitude, and "cheers" has become the preferred way to say thanks.

Forty percent of British people polled said "thank you" sounds too formal — isn't that why there's "thanks"? — and would rather dole out praise with terms like "brilliant," "lovely," and, apparently, "you star 11, all right."

Get the 19 most popular ways below.

• Cheers
• Ta
• That's great
• Cool
• OK
• Brilliant
• Lovely
• Nice one
• Much appreciated
• You star 11. All right
• Fab
• Awesome
• Wicked
• Merci
• Danke
• Gracias
• Super
• Ace

I was going to ask what you preferred, but some of these are just too much. What's the last way you'd want to be thanked?