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Happy Birthday ESL
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margo lanius
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Happy Birthday ESL
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Happy belated Birthday! Keep up the great work.
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2 Oct 2013
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yanogator
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Hi,
I want to take this opportunity to correct a wide-spread English error. Margo �s sentiment is wonderful, but her use of "belated", although very common these days, is wrong. It isn �t the birthday that is belated (which just means "late") - It is the greeting. It would be correct to say "A belated Happy Birthday". I blame the greeting card industry for spreading this error, which will eventually become standard English, because languages evolve to take in widespread usage. However, for now, "Happy belated Birthday" is still incorrect.
Bruce |
2 Oct 2013
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lunitafalex
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be�lat�edi-ˈlā-təd, bē-
adjective
1 : delayed beyond the usual time
2 : existing or appearing past the normal or proper time
be�lat�ed�ly adverb
be�lat�ed�ness noun
Examples
a belated birthday card
Origin: past participle of belate (to make late).
First use: 1670
Synonyms: behind, behindhand, late, delinquent, latish, overdue, tardy
Antonyms: early, inopportune, precocious, premature, unseasonable, untimely
(Merriam-webster Dictionary)
So a belated birthday greeting!!!!
Happy Birthday ESL Prinatables!!!!!!!!! |
2 Oct 2013
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