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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Grammar New Year

Is this right: Happy New Year's! or should it be Happy New Years!
  

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Both are incorrect if you intend to wish someone. Just say: Happy New Year! Prajwal

  • Both are incorrect if you intend to wish someone.
  • Just say: Happy New Year!
  • Prajwal
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Both are incorrect if you intend to wish someone. Just say:
Happy New Year!

Prajwal
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prajwalkrBoth are incorrect if you intend to wish someone. Just say:Happy New Year!Prajwal
You are right because, new years without another word after it, is unfinished, incomplete.

It raises the obvious question of, new years what? New year's eve? New year's day? Maybe new year's eve celebrations or, somethin
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AnonymousDespite being incorrect, "new years" without another word after it, is commonly used by speakers of American English.
Not in my experience as a native American English speaker.

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