
expressions - Why do some people say "Happy New Years" with …
To my ear also "Happy New Year's" sounds American. I would never say it nor would my friends or social group (British English speakers0. Happy New Year only. Possibly because the focus …
Why we say Happy New Year without an article "a", but we say "I …
2016年1月8日 · When I say "Happy New Year", it isn't a complete sentence, grammatical rules do not exactly apply to it. It is just a phrase that we use to wish each other. If you want to use the …
Alternative to "Merry Christmas" [closed] - English Language
The common greeting for the new year is I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Since Christmas has religious roots, it may not be suitable for people who are not religious. …
How should "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year" be …
Happy New Year! is a sentence by itself, and thus Happy should be capitalized. It would not be necessary to capitalize "birthday" if you were saying "Happy birthday" instead of "Happy New …
Wish you happy new year or (a) happy new year [duplicate]
2014年12月26日 · The phrase "We wish you a merry Christmas, and a happy New Year" occurs as a song lyric that is very familiar in America (and perhaps England as well?) However, the …
Saying Happy new year and hope all is well [closed]
It's very much elided, with "hope all is well", but then "happy new year" is very much elided from "I wish you a happy new year". This degree of elision is normal and common with seasonal …
Capitalization for email greeting: Good morning OR Good Morning
2015年7月10日 · In an email greeting "Good morning" does the word "morning" need to be capitalized? Is it Good Morning or Good morning?
capitalization - Should it be "Happy Birthday!" or "Happy birthday ...
I've always simply written it "Happy birthday!" but my wife recently said that "Birthday" should be capitalized as well. What's grammatically correct?
Why is it “Merry” Christmas, but “Happy” New Year?
26 Happy Christmas just sounds wrong to my American ear. (I do get that it is customary in England.) Merry New Year, equally so. Of the two, Christmas is the younger holiday and yet its …
grammaticality - Grammar of "A happy New Year 2019" - English …
2018年11月26日 · Consider this sentence: "I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2019." Is this correct gramatically? The "2019" feels a bit tacked on to me, but I need to …