I come from Hong Kong. Writing something for little kids. Here is the lyrics: ... (some Chinese here)... Good morning, Good morning, Good morning to you. ... (some Chinese here)... Good afternoon, Good afternoon, Good afternoon to you. I wonder if there is anything wrong with the word "to" place before "you".
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I come from Hong Kong.
Writing something for little kids.
Here are the lyrics: ...
(some Chinese here)...
Good morning, Good morning, Good morning to you.
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I come from Hong Kong. Writing something for little kids. Here are the lyrics: ... (some Chinese here)... Good morning, Good morning, Good morning to you. ... (some Chinese here)... Good afternoon, Good afternoon, Good afternoon to you. I wonder if there is anything wrong with the word "to" when placed before the word "you".
Ze'On Gogo asked if, in the phrase "Good morning to you," [nq:1]there is anything wrong with the word "to" when placed before the word "you".[/nq] No, of course not. In fact, the cited phrase runs parallel to a phrase in one of the most widely known songs in the world, the phrase "Happy birthday to you."
On 28 Aug 2003 17:37:39 GMT, J. W. Love (Email Removed) wrote, in part: [nq:1]Ze'On Gogo asked if, in the phrase "Good morning to you,"[/nq] [nq:2]there is anything wrong with the word "to" when placed before the word "you".[/nq] [nq:1]No, of course not. In fact, the cited phrase runs parallel to a phrase in one of the most widely known songs in the world, the phrase "Happy birthday to
[nq:2]Ze'On Gogo asked if, in the phrase "Good morning to ... songs in the world, the phrase "Happy birthday to you."[/nq] [nq:1]Which, I've read, was originally "Good morning to you" in the song. I don't vouch for the accuracy of that, though.[/nq] Isn't there a song from a musical hang, on, it may have been an ad for cereal c.1960 that goes something like: Good morning, good morning,
X-No-Archive: yes [nq:2]Yes, you are right, Matt. On meeting someone, you would ... old-fashioned because it is unnecessary, though it isn't exactly wrong.[/nq] [nq:1]To me it sounds regional rather than formal or old-fashioned. I can picture, probably wrongly, a New England fisherman calling out "Good morning to you!"[/nq] In southern England "Good morning to you" doesn't jar if it is