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COMMONLY MISUSED PHRASES, NUMBER 4 (HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY VERSUS BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY)

November 14, 2024

Greetings, folks!
This is Harry Agina with my series on “Commonly Misused Words, Phrases, Terms, Tenses, and Idiomatic Expressions.”

I have done quite a number covering each of the items of series. And, yes, we have received quite a number of thumbs up from people around the world who expressed their appreciation of what they have learned from the series.

This time, I want to talk about a very commonly misused phrase. It’s about the confusion between two phrases for the expression of wishes to a person celebrating his or her birthday. Here’s my thematic question: Do you say, ‘Happy belated birthday’ or ‘Belated happy birthday’? If you are one of those who are confused about this, then I have something to clear your confusion. Here is the link to get you there:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16mmrGr5QZ/

 

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