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Mandarin, Taiwan. Apr 1, 2008. #10. Cathy Rose said: I'm an AE speaker, and I've never heard on used with birthday celebration. It's always " on my birthday" or " at (sometimes for) my birthday celebration," although as Loob said, we don't often say "birthday celebration." We usually say birthday party or to celebrate my birthday.
Aug 21, 2014. #1. Is it correct to say any of the following? This is considered as her pre-birthday celebration. (Her birthday is two days from now.) Yesterday, we went to the beach for his post-birthday celebration. (His birthday was the day before yesterday.) Is it idiomatic to use pre- or post- when someone's birthday is celebrated or the ...
The OED gives two definitions of “celebrant,” first as “a person who performs a rite, especially a priest at the Eucharist,” and, second, citing North American usage, as “a person who celebrates something.”. For its part, the AHD primarily defines “celebrant” in essentially the same vein as the first OED definition, as (a) “A ...
Some people will tell him it's Peter's birthday today or simply answer "Peter". However, local English trainers consider this term a Filipinoism. They say that the correct term is celebrator because a celebrant is the officiating priest in a Eucharist or mass. But there is another English trainer who pointed out that the two are actually ...
Feb 3, 2015. #8. Mher85, a jubilee is a celebration of an anniversary (a wedding anniversary, for example). Although one's birthday is technically an anniversary of the day one was born, we don't refer to it as an "anniversary" in English. I remember attending my grandparents' Golden Jubilee (their 50th wedding anniversary celebration).
My uncle is going to celebrate his birthday next month and he’s going to hold a big party. I wonder if they all are okay. My uncle is making preparation for his birthday celebration in next month. My uncle is making a preparation for his birthday celebration in next month. My uncle is making preparations for his birthday celebration in next ...
Hello, I would like to ask which sentence is correct, 1- I am going to a birthday party (of) one of my friends. 2- I am going to a birthday party (for) one of my friends. Thanks.
English-Ireland (top end) Nov 29, 2007. #3. It depends on what exactly you mean by birthday. If the question or statement is specifically about the anniversary of the day of your birth then it has to be: When is your birthday? My birthday is on 5 December. If the question or statement is about the celebration of your birthday - when the party ...
Dec 6, 2017. #1. I went to my friend’s birthday party yesterday and took some photos. Now I wanna upload the photos onto Facebook with a caption. Is it better to write “It was a great pleasure to join in your birthday celebration” or “It was a great pleasure to have joined in your birthday celebration.”. Please share your thoughs with ...
Jan 5, 2017. #10. May 4th is a day. Your birthday is a day. It sounds odd to say that a day is "on" a day. A birthday party or birthday celebration does not last a day, so it is normal to say it happens "on" a day.