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Akavall Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Congratulations

0Can you say 01i00congratulations02i00 to someone on their birthday? Or is 01i00congratulations02i00 only used to complement somebody on their 00achievement00?0-
  

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0 I don't think a birthday rises to the level of deserving congratulations. 0-

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  • 0 I don't think a birthday rises to the level of deserving congratulations.
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0 I don't think a birthday rises to the level of deserving congratulations. 0-
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0 "Happy Birthday" is much more common. However, reaching a milestone birthday, such as 80 or 90, might be worthy of "congratulations". 0-
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0That's pretty much what I was thinking. Thanks, guys.0-
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0 I've always wondered this, what if you are just talking to a friend and all in a sudden your friend tells you that it's a friend's birthday?02br
00What am I supposed to say? Something like "...I'm going to say 'Happy Birthday' to him"? Or, would "...I'm going to congratulate him" sound better?02br
00Thank you in advance! 050010id1
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01cite10Pucca12cite10 I've always wondered this, what if you are just talking to a friend and all in a sudden your friend tells you that it's a friend's birthday?12br
10What am I supposed to say? Something like "...I'm going to say 'Happy Birthday' to him"? Or, would "...I'm going to congratulate him" sound better?12br
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00 It's not that what I wanted to say, actually I don't know how to say it..thing is that "I'm going to happy birthday her" sounds horrible! Maybe "I'm going to wish happy birthday to her"? 010id1
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0 In Italian it would be something like 01i00"I will do him the wishis"02i00, LOL, but in English I only know you can use the verb "to wish" as in "I'll wish him a merry Christmas".02br
00So I guess 01i01b00"I'll wish him a happy birthday"02b02i00 could be acceptable, but I can't be sure because I've never actually heard it
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0 To wish someone Happy Birthday is fine.02br
00I just called to wish you Happy Birthday.02br
00 You could also use - say Happy Birthday - - I want to see him to say Happy Birthday 0-
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Can you say congratulations! on 50 yrs birthday?
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Can you just say, "Congratulation!" without the s if you are talking to one person?

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