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  1. 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 …

  2. Why we say Happy New Year without an article "a", but we say "I …

    Jan 8, 2016 · Why we say Happy New Year without an article "a", but we say "I wish you a Happy New Year" using the article? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 9 years, 11 months ago Modified …

  3. Wish you happy new year or (a) happy new year [duplicate]

    Dec 26, 2014 · In these days, we intensively use the statement Wish you happy New Year and Wish you Merry Christmas, Well, I have noticed, even here, that some use (a) before happy …

  4. expressions - Why do some people say "Happy New Years" with …

    It's a misspelling [1] of Happy New Year's, i.e. Happy New Year's Day, where New Year's Day is January first. Or so I've always understood it, anyway.

  5. phrases - Alternative to "Merry Christmas" - 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. …

  6. 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 …

  7. Greeting after Christmas - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Dec 27, 2012 · Personally as a non-Christian who does celebrate a different holiday near the same time of the year, I find nothing objectionable about people wishing me a happy …

  8. grammaticality - Grammar of "A happy New Year 2019" - English …

    Nov 26, 2018 · Grammar of "A happy New Year 2019" Ask Question Asked 7 years, 1 month ago Modified 6 years, 11 months ago

  9. How to wish someone "Happy New Year" in a professional, formal …

    How to wish someone "Happy New Year" in a professional, formal and friendly way [closed] Ask Question Asked 14 years, 11 months ago Modified 13 years, 11 months ago

  10. 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?