Thank you for coming into this world.

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	Anonymous  #427799  Sat, 06 Oct 07 11:18 AM "Thank you for coming into this world." What does this expression mean? When do you this expression?    Anonymous
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	nona the brit  #427849  Sat, 06 Oct 07 01:05 PM It's not an expression I recognise (it's not a set phrase like 'Happy Birthday'). It sounds like a new parent being happy about having a baby?    nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member (11,347) The name says it all.
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	Marius Hancu  #427865  Sat, 06 Oct 07 02:21 PM I like Nona's reading.    Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)

	Anonymous  #427907  Sat, 06 Oct 07 03:28 PM  Nona The Brit wrote: It's not an expression I recognise (it's not a set phrase like 'Happy Birthday'). It sounds like a new parent being happy about having a baby? One of my friends used the expression meaning that he's happy about having a baby or something like that, but I guess it's a corrupt Japanese English word, which is not commonly used among native speakers. Let me confirm one thing. What do native English new parents say when they welcome their babies?    Anonymous
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	Clive  #427930  Sat, 06 Oct 07 04:31 PM Hi, What do native English new parents say when they welcome their babies? Nothing, really, since babies do not understand what they hear. Whatever parents say, they say for their own benefit. I probably said things to my son like 'Hello, son, I'm your dad'. I forget. Best wishes, Clive     Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member (21,162) El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	khoff  #428092  Sun, 07 Oct 07 01:30 AM My husband sang "Happy Birthday" to each of our daughters on the day of their birth.  It's not common, though -- unfortunately, English lacks a  standard greeting foro the newly born.  "Welcome to the world" would be appropriate.     khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Denver, Colorado, USA, Earth Senior Member (2,569) Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)

	Grammar Geek  #428114  Sun, 07 Oct 07 04:03 AM That's so sweet, Khoff! I wish we did have something to say. I think it's much nicer than "Thank God that's over."    Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Pennsylvania, USA Veteran Member (15,561) Barbara, who answers in American English.

	nona the brit  #428158  Sun, 07 Oct 07 08:44 AM My first 'welcome' was 'I suppose you haven't had a very nice day either',    nona the brit

	Yankee  #428235  Sun, 07 Oct 07 03:28 PM I've heard people congratulate new parents on their new "edition".    Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Senior Member (4,157) Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain