"Thank you for that" or "thank you for this"?

[Lennie_ar]

Dear English speakers,

Which phrase is more suitable as autonomous sentence?

"Thank you for that" or "thank you for this"?

For example:

With your support I managed to [...]. Thank you for that (or "for this" ?).

Thank you in advance.

 

[Rover_KE]

With your support I managed to win the election. Thank you for that.​

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I'm not sure what an autonomous sentence is, but if someone has performed a service for you, such as helping you up after falling, you'd say 'Thank you for that'.

If someone gives you a cheque for £100 to pay a bill, you'd say 'Thank you for this'. Or a bunch of flowers - 'Thank you for these'.

Rover

 

[BobK]

:up: Either's right, in an appropriate context - funnily enough ;-)