Hi Kenji, As Joseph said, shorthand for "Thanks for correcting me on that, and giving me the knowledge I needed, or that I asked for..." It is probably a Western-ism, a cultural thing of America/ United Kingdom/ Australia, if not others. I've been using it since I could talk, and started asking the big questions as to "Why is it so...? Is it like this? No? I stand corrected..."
Many thanks! On 5/23/14, Joseph Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 22, 2014 10:18:32 PM EDT, [email protected] wrote: >>> Ok, I stand corrected. >> >>Off topic, sorry. >> >>I saw this phrase some times here. >>What it does mean? >> >>I know it's meaning I think. >>What I want to know is why they say just 'thanks'. >>Is this something some culture related? >> >>Kenji > > It's an old phrase, basically shorthand for "I was wrong, you were correct, > thanks for the correction." > >
