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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

merry christmas !

merry christmas TO you!
merry christmas everyone !
why we don't use TO in the 2nd sentence ?)
can we say merry christmas to everyone ?)
thanks in advance )!
  

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Anonymous can we say merry christmas to everyone ? Can we say "Merry Christmas to everyone"? We can.

  • Anonymous can we say merry christmas to everyone ?
  • Can we say "Merry Christmas to everyone"?
  • We can.
  • You are looking at the difference between direct address ("vocative case"): Merry Christmas, Sasha!
  • Merry Christmas, Trevor!
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Anonymouscan we say merry christmas to everyone ? Can we say "Merry Christmas to everyone"?
We can. You are looking at the difference between direct address ("vocative case"):

Merry Christmas, Sasha!
Merry Christmas, Trevor!
Merry Christmas, everyone!

And an indirect object ("dative case"):

Merry Christmas to you

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