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Can I Say "Good Morning To You.."?

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: ...

  • 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".
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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."
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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
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[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,
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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

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