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- word choice - Congratulation vs. congratulations - English Language . . .
Congratulations is simply the plural form of congratulation See these examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Let me offer you my congratulations for being elected Please send her my congratulations I sent her a letter of congratulations The plural form illustrated by the examples above is much more used than the singular form: 2523 matches for congratulations vs 56 matches for
- word choice - Congratulate for vs. congratulate on - English . . .
Which is correct? I congratulated him for coming first in the race I congratulated him on coming first in the race
- congratulation on or with - WordReference Forums
Could you help me? 1 My congratulations with the beggining of summer? or 2 My congratulations on the begginning of summer? Is it possible to say: summer's beggining? Thank you!
- comma with direct address: Congratulations, Mary!
Hello, If one is writing a congratulations for someone with the words "Congratulations, [name]!", should there be a comma after "Congratulations!" I'm aware that in regular usage, people often do not add one, but according to style guides, is it the recommended usage? (similar to greetings
- Difference in meaning of congratulation and congratulations
The difference is very subtle : "congratulation" is congratulating, that is having some joy, some pleasure, perhaps by yourself and even secretly, for instance because you have won at the lottery ; congratulations" are the expression of that, for instance to a newly married couple The word comes from Latin congratulatio, with exactly the same meaning
- articles - “I would like to express a big congratulations. . . ” Why ‘a . . .
However, it is interesting that congratulations is far more common than the singular congratulation To say to someone Congratulation on your wedding! would be odd, but if you send someone a letter of congratulation that is acceptable
- Congratulations to be on being for being - WordReference Forums
Hi everyone I have a question about using congratulations with to or on or for Here is the sentence Congratulations to be a mom Congratulations on being a mom Congratulations for being a mom This person just had a baby Can someone tell me the differences between these three
- Is congratulations a sentence, and if so, why?
An often used diagnostic for the category of a constituent is coordination with "and" Generally, but with some exceptions, only constituents of the same grammatical category can be coordinated with "and" It's easy to think of examples where "Congratulations" is coordinated with an imperative sentence -- "Congratulations, and have a great time at Niagara Falls!" So I classify it as an
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