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Do you wish someone Happy new year or Happy New Years?
To wish someone well, the correct version is “Happy New Year!” without an ‘s. ‘ “New Years” isn’t correct because you can’t have more than one new year at a time (it happens once per year). Use the possessive “New Year’s” to indicate a time, event, or item that belongs to the New Year (New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day).
Why is New Year’s possessive?
OK, so why is New Year’s Day (singular possessive) correct? A common explanation is that New Year is a noun and that references to the day or eve of New Year show possession and require the apostrophe (i.e., the day of New Year or New Year’s Day — the same as the glass of Brenda or Brenda’s glass).
Is New Year’s Day grammatically correct?
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day always start with capital letters and always take an apostrophe. When you’re wishing someone “Happy New Year,” most sources say that New Year should be capitalized, too.
Is it OK to say Happy New Years?
New Year’s is the end of one year and the beginning of another year. There are two years involved—the old one and the new one—but only one of them is new. That means you’ll never have the occasion to say “Happy New Years.” “Years” is plural, and in this galaxy at least, only one year happens at a time.
What can I say instead of Happy new year?
I wish you a smashing New Year filled with laughter. Season’s greetings and best wishes for the New Year. May your wishes come true and may you have a joyous New Year. I wish you the biggest slice of happiness and good luck in the coming year.
What do you reply when someone says happy New Year?
If anyone wishes you a happy New Year, you may say “Thank you,” but since that is a shared welcome, it should be replied with “Feel good new year.” You may say, “Thank you.
How do you respond to happy New Year?
How should I answer ‘Happy New Year’?
- “Happy new year to you, too.”
- Or just: “Happy new year!”
What does it mean to say Happy New Year?
Phrase. happy New Year. A wish said around the start of a new year to wish someone well for the New Year (holiday) or for the (entire) new year.
What is the plural form of ‘Happy New Year’?
The plural form could be used to address the people in the different time zones. If somebody living in Sweden tweets ” Happy New Years ” they could mean not only “their” (celebration of) new year, but also a happy new year to their friends in the US, where it will be celebrated several hours later.
Do you say Happy New Year’s or Happy New Years?
Nonetheless, people say it both ways: Happy New Year and Happy New Years, although I suppose it technically should be Happy New Year’s with the apostrophe. Maybe it is because now they are referring to the new year as a whole and not the day.
Should ‘year’ be singular or plural?
It seems like “year” should be singular, because there is only one new year. 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.
Do you put an “s” after New Year’s Eve?
Since you’re celebrating the specific occasion, the greeting gets uppercase status (if you were to write it), but since there’s nothing specific to the eve or the day following the greeting, you don’t add an ‘s. Correct: Happy New Year! Incorrect: Happy New Year’s!