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 #2 (permalink) Fri Jan 11, 2008 13:02 pm Happy belated birthday or belated happy birthday |
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I'd like to wish you a belated happy birthday.
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I wish you a belated happy birthday. |
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 12, 2010 0:13 am happy belated birthday |
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| so happy belated birthday is wrong? |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:19 am Happy Belated Birthday |
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Happy belated birthday is correct, and is the only one I'd use. I'm a native speaker from the US.
In a sentence:
"Happy belated birthday!"
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"I wish you a happy belated birthday."
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"I'd like to wish you a happy belated birthday."
"Belated happy birthday" sounds very awkward and wrong to me. I've never seen it written this way. I don't know the exact grammar reasons for this, but I would say that it's because "belated birthday" is the event and you hope they had a good time. I've seen "Happy Belated Birthday" written in major greeting cards, as well. |
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:32 am Happy Belated Birthday |
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| Workinginkorea wrote: |
Happy belated birthday is correct, and is the only one I'd use. I'm a native speaker from the US.
In a sentence:
"Happy belated birthday!"
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"I wish you a happy belated birthday."
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"I'd like to wish you a happy belated birthday."
"Belated happy birthday" sounds very awkward and wrong to me. I've never seen it written this way. I don't know the exact grammar reasons for this, but I would say that it's because "belated birthday" is the event and you hope they had a good time. I've seen "Happy Belated Birthday" written in major greeting cards, as well. |
I think you've got it backwards too. It should be...
"I wish you a belated happy birthday."
"I'd like to wish you a belated happy birthday."
The way you were saying it, it sounds as if the birthday has been postponed, when really it's the person's wishes that are late. |
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:41 am Happy belated birthday or belated happy birthday |
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yeah it' correct but you should use 2 or more sentences when in trouble?
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:51 am Happy belated birthday or belated happy birthday |
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i think it's a belated wish not birthday
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:40 pm Happy belated birthday or belated happy birthday |
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| hoping to have his long life and have a good health |
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:42 pm Happy belated birthday or belated happy birthday |
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| hoping them to have a longer life and have a good health |
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| #10 (permalink) Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:44 pm Happy belated birthday or belated happy birthday |
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| i dont know what the IDIOM OF HAIR OF THE DOG |
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| #11 (permalink) Sat Apr 24, 2010 22:02 pm It's Brendan's birthday today Friday 4/23-- Happy belated birthday |
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It's a belated birthday greeting-- so, for example, if you want to say you suck on your belated birthday-- that would mean that even after the birthday, he still sucks. On the other hand, if you wish someone a belated suckaroo birthday. Then you will are revealing that that person was upset at having had his birthday unacknowledged, thus, a "belated suckaroo birthday."
However, when you say the former, you are telling him that he sucks after the fact. |
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| #12 (permalink) Tue Jun 22, 2010 0:47 am Happy belated birthday or belated happy birthday |
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Why do people assume that just because they're native English speakers they are correct on any English syntax and grammar question? Being a native English speaker from the US does not make anybody immune from making any English language-related mistake. Sorry to disillusion you.
It IS PROPER to say, "belated happy birthday." It is you who was late with your birthday greetings, not the celebrant having a 'late' birthday. |
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| #13 (permalink) Tue Jun 22, 2010 0:50 am Happy Belated Birthday |
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| This is a case of a 'dangling' modifier. You're trying to convey that your greeting is late. Hence, 'belated happy birthday.' Happy belated birthday suggests that the celebrant had a 'late' birthday - which obviously doesn't make sense. |
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| #14 (permalink) Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:56 am Re: Happy Belated Birthday |
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| MHou1024 wrote: |
| Happy belated birthday suggests that the celebrant had a 'late' birthday - which obviously doesn't make sense. |
"Belated happy birthday" suggests that the greeting was mistimed, whereas "happy belated birthday" suggests that the greeting was on time but the event wasn't.
It's a joke.
In any case, "happy belated birthday" is much more widespread than the alternative and, as a result, is much more likely to be understood.
| MHou1024 wrote: |
| Being a native English speaker from the US does not make anybody immune from making any English language-related mistake. Sorry to disillusion you. |
You are quite correct. On the other hand, being a native speaker does give one an edge when it comes to understanding how a language is actually spoken. Standard English is not what your average English-speaker uses in casual conversation. |
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| #15 (permalink) Sat Jul 23, 2011 15:04 pm Happy belated birthday or belated happy birthday |
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Why not
Belatedly, I wish you a happy birthday!
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