- Belated happy birthday or happy belated birthday?
Belated birthday is nonsense, since the anniversary is the anniversary, and cannot be postponed even if the celebrations are Belated happy birthday, strictly, is also nonsense because the birthday has already gone and may or may not have been happy
- Word meaning the opposite of belated [closed]
If you say "happy birthday" a day late, it's a "belated happy birthday" What about when you say it one day early? Is there a single word fitting this definition?
- 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?
- For a deceased person, do we use the late or late?
When referring to a deceased person, which one of the following is acceptable: We, the heirs of late John Smith, agree that or We, the heirs of the late John Smith, agree that
- single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
There is nothing in the English language, per se, that requires you to use any construction including words to the effect of "in advance" or "belated" English speakers are free to use the words that fit both their mood and the occasion (and the same goes for written communication), whether it's formal or informal As an aside, using formulaic language can tend to diminish the apparent
- phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Sorry for the belated response Insulting: Please excuse the lateness of this response I was very busy all this time; had far more important things to do You're a miserable moron Your guilt means exactly nothing to me Why don't you stick it up your ass: your head has been getting lonely up there Condescending: I'm sorry: I should have
- What is the correct way to write birth day greetings? [closed]
What is the correct way to write birthday greetings “Happy birth day” or we can write “Wish you a Happy Birth Anniversary” to living person?
- Is there a word for the day after overmorrow and the day before . . .
I know overmorrow (the day after tomorrow) and ereyesterday (the day before yesterday) themselves are obsolete alike I would like to know whether English has ever had words for one day farther than
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