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  1. How should "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year" be capitalized?

    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 Year". I …

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

    Dec 26, 2014 · How many articles should go in "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"? (3 answers) Closed 8 years ago. I always use google with double quotes to get the answer for similar questions …

  3. Grammar of "A happy New Year 2019" - English Language & Usage …

    Nov 26, 2018 · As 2019 approaches, I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! On whether merry and happy should be capitalized, see e.g. here (conclusion: probably both capitalized and non …

  4. Should new year be capitalized in have a very happy new year?

    Aug 18, 2023 · No. You may wish one a "very happy New Year's Day" or a "very happy New Year's." In such case, you are wishing one happiness for the holiday, and would be a capitalized proper noun. …

  5. capitalization - Should it be "Happy Birthday!" or "Happy birthday ...

    In your case, the correct answer is, "Whatever your wife says." For the rest of us, it seems to be the convention that we capitalize the name of the event in standard phrases of felicitation. E.g. Happy …

  6. expressions - Why do some people say "Happy New Years" with an "s" …

    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.

  7. How many articles should go in "Merry Christmas and Happy New …

    I'd generally write "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!", or maybe possibly "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." Of course, in these politically-correct times, the correct greeting is "Happy …

  8. 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 greeting seems …

  9. When do you capitalize the word holiday season? - Answers

    Dec 22, 2024 · You capitalize the words "Holiday Season" when you are referring to a specific, recognized period of celebration that includes multiple holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah, and New …

  10. Do you capitalize Holiday in the phrase the Chinese New Year is a …

    No but the Chinese New Year should be capitalized. It should be ---- the Chinese New Year is a happy holiday.