- Belated happy birthday or happy belated birthday?
Similarly, when we receive a card saying belated happy birthday, we should think of belated as qualifying the whole of happy birthday, rather than just birthday
- 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?
- grammar - Is it grammatically correct to say Many more happy returns . . .
Many people greet me " Many more happy returns of the day" on my birthday I thought it is grammatically wrong Can we use "many" and "more" at a time in a sentence I thought that it is correct to greet "Many happy returns of the day" Are the given below sentences grammatically correct? 1) Many more happy returns of the day 2) Many many happy returns of the day
- terminology - For a business document, what term would be used for . . .
I need to translate a german business document where in the footnote of each page a single word or term determines the last approved modification of the document So far, I found "as of", "as fro
- as they may be, as it may be meaning and use cases
The adjective " belated " is used to describe the nature of the subject such as the noun " commiseration " in the example above The phrase " as they may be " is used to indicate that the " commiseration " is heart-felt, even though it is late in delivery
- 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
- adjectives - Should I use related or -related - English Language . . .
What is the correct use of the term "related?" For example, should I use it like computer related, or is it more proper to use computer-related (where the word "computer" is just part of my examp
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