Thankee, Sai
May also find references online to Say Thankee Sai and Thankee Big Big which essentially mean the same -- Thank you.
The phrase "Thankee, Sai" is used by several characters from Stephen King's Dark Tower Series, including Roland, to mean "Thank you, Sir." The dialect appears to be derived from a combination of American mixed with Old World terminology both European and Asian. The quaint dialect highlights the "almost" mirroring between the Dark Tower universe and our world and may also be King's way of demonstrating the unstoppable evolution of human language. The dialect which mixed old and new terms is also a reflection of a Dark Tower theme -- that of old things/old ways enduring into the future even if they remain in a broken or dysfunctional way -- or visa versa -- even in evil times, the good in civilization may endure in very small ways. Thus, some people continue to use and May Be identified by their polite language.
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