Do you say (as an expression) "Thanks God" or "Thank God"?

Question

Which is grammatically correct and why?

Answer 1

The usual expression is "Thank God!" which is a shortened form of "Thanks be to God" which means "I'm telling you (my friend) that something happened which was good and this was due to God's intervention" (originally - now may be taken to mean luck/relief).

If you say "Thanks, God" it's like you are chatting to your best friend (God) and saying thank you to him/it/her. This is unusual because "thanks" is an informal version of "thank you" so unlikely to be used when chatting to an all powerful being!

Answer 2

Thank God

Answer 3

Thank God

Answer 4

Thank God

Answer 5

Thank God is grammatically correct,to explain why I would have to explain the translation of th entire English language.

Answer 6

Thank God.

Answer 7

"Thank God" is correct in the same way as "Praise God" is. It is an exhortation to be thankful to God.

If you suddenly said "Thanks, God!" in the middle of talking, you would be interrupting the flow of your speech to make a confidential aside to God. And notice that it would require a comma!

Answer 8

I generally wouldn't use this term but if I did I would say thank god, e.g. thank god for that.

I would never say Thanks God because in my world no such person exists! Unless of course I met some hapless sole named God and they handed me something, then I might say thanks God.

I guess this doesn't answer the question in full but gives you someones perspective on this.

Answer 9

"Thank God" is correct but why i don't really know. Good Luck

Answer 10

thank god