Is it a new trend for the response to "thank you" to be "of course?"?

I thought “My pleasure” was one of the replacements.

Does anyone (other than me) say “You’re welcome” any more?

@LuckyGuy: I say “you’re welcome.” It’s a habit.

A friend told me a few years ago that she read an article that stated that “no problem” was used mostly by younger people (Millennials maybe?). She (who is in her 60’s) told me she didn’t like “no problem” because the implication was that it might be a problem otherwise. I got used to “no problem” but prefer “you’re welcome.” “Of course” sounds curt, to me.

I should add that “of course” seems to be said with a perky voice. “Of course!!!”

An old girl friend drilled “you’re welcome” in to me. That’s all I use.

The problem with “of course” and “no problem” is that they discount the giving of thanks and the appreciation of the act.

I say “you’re welcome” or “no problem” more than anything. I’ll have to watch for “of course.” I wonder if I’ve used it without realizing. I don’t know if that’s the trend now.

I hear “my pleasure” a lot from customer service people.

I think “you’re welcome” is the politest and least rehearsed of the answers that try to sound more formal.

I agree “of course!” rings in my head as a high pitched almost valley girl answer. I have a friend who uses an exclamation on half what she writes. One paragraph can have 3 happy explanations, and she might be writing 3 paragraphs all with that pattern. It gets to be a little much after a while.

Edit: I do sometimes say “happy to help.” I just thought of that. Also, “anytime.”

It seems to me in the instances you cited, the guest is really saying in a shortened form, “Of course I am happy to appear on your show.” In that context, it makes some sense. If it spreads more widely, I would not be crazy about it.

“No problem” which I do hear a lot is analogous to the Spanish “De nada” or the French “De rien.”

Is that new? It seems like people have always said that, maybe it’s a regional thing that is spreading.

I have heard it but I don’t know if it’s a new thing.

@janbb in Russian, “nyet problemy”.

@ANef_is_Enuf: I’ve always heard the phrase “of course” but only recently, maybe in the past year or two, have I heard it as a response to “thank you.” Hearing it twice this morning made me think it must be the new response to “thank you.”

I say ”no bother”
Or if I lapse into my regional accent…”nee botha”

@jca2 right, that’s what I mean, that doesn’t seem new to me. I’ve heard that for a long time. I don’t actually know if that’s a regional thing, just a guess on my part.

I usually say “oh, you’re very welcome.” I find “you’re welcome” comes across sort of short and flippant

I don’t think saying “of course” is too bad. Way better than “no problem”

I’ve heard it many times. I’ve always thought of it as a habit of the boojie.

Like @rockfan, I feel you’re welcome sounds short.
I usually draw out an ohhh, you’re quite welcome.

If I were a guest on a show, I’m sure I would say, “Im pleased to be here.”

I don’t believe proper formalities should be treated like a fad.