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Chivalry Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Happy BELATED New Year?

Is it even logical to say such an expression?

Grammatically the sentence looks off to me too.

Thanks in advance for any help.
  

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It's OK for informal speech, particularly if you want to sound a little bit amusing. More careful would be Belated Happy New Year!

— Clive

  • It's OK for informal speech, particularly if you want to sound a little bit amusing.
  • More careful would be Belated Happy New Year!
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It's OK for informal speech, particularly if you want to sound a little bit amusing.
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More careful would be Belated Happy New Year!
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CliveIt's OK for informal speech, particularly if you want to sound a little bit amusing..More careful would be Belated Happy New Year!
Why is that? Belated Happy New Year sounds even more amusing to me, in that I often hear "Happy Belated Christmas" instead of "Belated Happy Christmas". I'm asking for a legitimate saying though:)
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The normal saying is 'Happy New Year'

Belated Happy New Year Sounds like the saying is belated. This is a reasonable meaning. I don't find it amusing.

Happy Belated New Year This odd word order suggests that the New Year itself is belated, which makes no sens
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chivalry Is it even logical to say such an expression?Grammatically the sentence looks off to me too.Than
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Anonymoushappy Belated Christmas & New Years .To each one of you
Christmas and New Years are never belated. They happen on Dec 25 and Jan 1. It is your greetings and good wishes that are belated.

We humorously say "Happy Belated Birthday!"
It means: "Gosh, I was really stupid (or senile) to forget your birthday and send you this card late. Let's
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AnonymousNew Years
In American English. Outside that, New Year.
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Here in the UK, we wish each other Happy New Year well into the middle of January when we meet friends and
acquaintances for the first time in the month.
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Rover_KEHere in the UK, we wish each other Happy New Year well into the middle of January when we meet friends and acquaintances for the first time in the month.
It's the same here. (U.S.)

CJ
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