Awesome Old English Words

Who Am I? I am a girl with a caring heart, a good attitude and many of dreams. I do dance, act, write and sing all the time when I was growing up. when I was 8, I started acting in the april fools play at Tumbleweed. I always learning my lines from the help of my teachers. After the play, I was proud of myself for not walking out of the perforimg world. Then, I started play the flute in 4th grade with the band because joining the school band is the other part of the performing world. When I played in the concert, I had everyone watched us hearing the music my band and I played. But before the...

Where I live, "No Problem" is rapidly becoming a standard answer to many questions and statements, including expressions of appreciation. For instance:

"Thank you so much for doing that!"
"No problem!"

Why is this an issue of interest to fans of English? Because "no problem" is not an appropriate response. That is not to say that "no problem" is NEVER appropriate, just that its use is (and should be) pretty specific. "No problem" is ONLY an appropriate response in situations where a problem is explicit or implied. For instance, in the following interchange:

"Do you have a problem waiting your turn?"...