Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thank you for your attention to this matter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: thank y-ou -for y-our at-ten-tion -to this -mat-ter
IPA

57

Scrabble Score

36

Letters

9

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A valediction to close a letter to a customer service representative or a directive to a subordinate.

Formal

phrase

Sarcastically or self-deprecatingly stated at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"“The Wall Street Journal printed a FAKE letter, supposedly to Epstein. These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don’t draw pictures. I told Rupert Murdoch it was a Scam, that he shouldn’t print this Fake Story. But he did, and now I’m going to sue his ass off, and that of his third rate newspaper,” he posted on July 17. “Thank you for your attention to this matter! DJT.”"
"Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America. “IS BUILDING” will be defined as, “breaking ground” and/or “under construction.” There will, therefore, be no Tariff on these Pharmaceutical Products if construction has started. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Etymology

The humorous sense became popular in 2025 in response to social media posts by Donald Trump that use the phrase outside of a professional or customer service context.

Usage

Phrases

thanks for coming to my TED Talk

Frequently Paired Words

thanks for coming to my TED Talk

Synonyms

TYFYATTM

Questions

What does thank you for your attention to this matter mean?: A valediction to close a letter to a customer service representative or a directive to a subordinate.
Where does thank you for your attention to this matter come from?: The humorous sense became popular in 2025 in response to social media posts by Donald Trump that use the phrase outside of a professional or customer service context.

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