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Tony 1963



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:07 am    Post subject: "to" or "for"? Reply with quote
Shall I say" Happy holiday to you and your family"? or "Happy holiday for you and your family"?

Thanks.

Tony
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dragn



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Shall I say" Happy holiday to you and your family"? or "Happy holiday for you and your family"?


Actually, neither. I can only speak for the United States, but as far as I know nobody just says "Happy holiday." Around the Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's time frame, we say "Happy holidays," but never just "Happy holiday." For any other holiday, we just say "Happy Halloween," "Happy Fourth of July," "Happy St. Patrick's Day," etc.

Aside from that, use the preposition to.

Greg
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Tony 1963



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:03 am    Post subject: Thank you, Greg. Reply with quote
It sure helped.
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