Hello I'm Fay Faye and this is the English we speak.

And hello I'm Rob.

So Faye.

About tonight.

Oh yes, you have kindly agreed to help me decorate my living room after work?

Yes, that was very kind of me.

Too kind, in fact. I'm very sorry, but I've got other plans now, so I can't help.

Thanks a bunch?

Oh, you're not angry then.

You're thankful I'm not helping you.

No, Rob, I'm not happy.

I was being sarcastic. When we say thanks a bunch to someone, we're not saying

thank you. We're being ironic and really mean we are unhappy, annoyed or angry

because they're being unhelpful, or not doing what they said they would do.

What am I going to do now, Rob? I need to get the decorating done before my parents visit tomorrow.

Why don't you listen to these examples?

Then you'll know you're not alone.

Thanks a bunch.

Thanks a bunch for telling everyone I'd split up with my boyfriend.

I was trying to keep that secret.

Thanks a bunch. You said you do the shopping and you didn't. Now we've got nothing to eat. This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English. We're hearing about the phrase

Thanks a Bunch, which can be used as a sarcastic reply to someone

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