Jan 26, 2016 · There's no difference, although God Bless is more often used as a farewell greeting, and God bless you is more often used as an interjection, for example as a way of saying Thank you for a favour performed. In the same way, Bless you! is used, with exactly the same meaning, to express sympathy when someone sneezes.

Sep 7, 2010 · As a footnote, "Good night, and may God bless" was the sign-off phrase of TV commedian Red Skelton. People older than about 60 are apt to use the phrase remembering him. People older than about 60 are apt to use the phrase remembering him.

May God bless you. May God be pleased with you. May God accept your prayers. But why do we use "May" at the beginning of the sentence? Apparently, it doesn't make the sentence a question but more polite and respectful towards the God maybe? I cannot tell I heard this structure in any other sentence but religious ones.

Apr 7, 2020 · "Bless your little pea-pickin' heart" was a catch phrase coined by Tennessee Ernie Ford, a country singer and entertainer, in the middle of the last century. [Ford] earned the nickname "The Ol' Pea-Picker" due to his catchphrase, "Bless your pea-pickin' heart!" He began using the term during his disc jockey days on KXLA. Wikipedia

Dec 13, 2020 · Bless is used in expressions such as `God bless' or 'Bless you' to express affection, thanks, or good wishes. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN) Collins Dictionary. I think it's non-U, as it is short for '(May) God bless you'. U would rather say '(May) God bless you'. –

God bless X is just short for May God bless X, which means exactly the same thing and is also a fixed formula. The initial magical May is predictable, and therefore deleted. Magical may is explained on the 5th page of this lecture .

Jul 24, 2015 · I/We'll be thinking of you. Take care. It was great to see you / great talking with you. Hang in there. Keep up the good work!

Aug 7, 2010 · Yes, it's subjunctive with the "may" removed, certainly not imperative or addressed to God. Similar phrases with "May" dropped include, say, "Heaven help us", "The Devil take the hindmost", or "The Force be with you" (which I've not checked is …

Feb 3, 2016 · In these cases, "God bless you" or "bless you" is used as a sort of shield against evil. Apparently coughing opens no such window to the soul - merely to the lower respiratory tract. If my colleague were so seized, I might offer a drink of water, a lozenge, or - in extremis - a call to Emergency Services. Verbally, "Are you OK, pal?" might suffice.

Jul 10, 2014 · The phrase expresses a wish for God to be kind to someone. As such, it is used in its explicitly religious sense (a priest saying "bless you, my child"); to express gratitude, especially for actions that would be considered virtuous in Christian terms; in sympathy for someone's misfortune, particularly when the misfortune is an "act of …