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In American English... Mary Christmas sounds fine to me, if overly religious!
Richard Speck feels like probably an obscure reference.
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Richard Speck feels like probably an obscure reference.
Jagoda
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Yes, I understand that in England they say Happy Christmas rather than Merry Christmas. I should clarify, Christmas is this lady's last name, not her middle name.
Richard Speck isn't all that obscure, and he definitely wasn't at the time of his crimes. His was one of the first cases of mass murder that got widespread TV news coverage.
Richard Speck isn't all that obscure, and he definitely wasn't at the time of his crimes. His was one of the first cases of mass murder that got widespread TV news coverage.
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I was referring to the pronunciation. We say Merry Christmas.
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Either Happy or Merry for Christmas is fine. But if you're sending a combined Christmas and New Year message, it's usual to write Merry Christmas and a happy New Year; the assumption being that merriment doesn't last for long but happiness does.
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