I saw emails from English people with Many Thanks as a signing off phrase. Is that proper usage? Or is it a phrase created by continental English speakers due to the influence of their native language? (Vielen Dank in German and muchas gracias in Spanish translate to "many thanks".)
I have seen several other cases where one constructs imprecise sentences due to the influence of native language. This is evident especially in India.
Best Answer
Yes, many thanks is perfectly proper, grammatical, standard English. It is appropriate to use wherever "thanks" (as opposed to "thank you") would be acceptable.