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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Congratulations on or for

Are the cases where we can say congratulations for, or is it always congratulations on?

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Anonymous Are the cases where we can say congratulations for, Yes. COCA lists 70 of these. Anonymous is it always congratulations on?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Are the cases where we can say congratulations for, Yes.
  • COCA lists 70 of these.
  • Anonymous is it always congratulations on?
  • No, but COCA lists 538 of these.
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AnonymousAre the cases where we can say congratulations for,
Yes. COCA lists 70 of these.
Anonymous is it always congratulations on?
No, but COCA lists 538 of these.
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Are they interchangeable or each is used differently. Please explain!
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AnonymousAre they interchangeable or each is used differently. Please explain!
There is no simple explanation. Perhaps: 'for' doing something vs 'on' an event. Google each phrase and you will get the gist of how people use the prepositions.
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