“We wish you Merry Christmas!”
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The question: is the "a" needed? So:
1) "We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
2) "We wish you Merry Christmas!"
Which one is the correct one and why?
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The question: is the "a" needed? So:
1) "We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
2) "We wish you Merry Christmas!"
Which one is the correct one and why?
grammar
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What has your research told you?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
16 hours ago
that "a" is needed, but I want to be 100% sure. English is not my mother language :)
– user77pet
15 hours ago
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"I wish you Merry Christmas" is perfectly understandable, and grammatical. It's just not what English speakers say. I don't think there is a principled reason for it.
– Colin Fine
15 hours ago
@ColinFine You would not say We wish you Christmas. You would say a happy Christmas, a joyous Christmas or a safe Christmas. In theory, we should also be saying a a merry Christmas, but that particular adjective has ended up being idiomatic and part of a phrase that doesn't require the article for some reason.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Of course, if you left out the 'We wish you' part you would just say 'Merry Christmas', 'Happy Easter' and the like. It's usual to include the article after 'We wish'.
– Kate Bunting
3 hours ago
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The question: is the "a" needed? So:
1) "We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
2) "We wish you Merry Christmas!"
Which one is the correct one and why?
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The question: is the "a" needed? So:
1) "We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
2) "We wish you Merry Christmas!"
Which one is the correct one and why?
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What has your research told you?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
16 hours ago
that "a" is needed, but I want to be 100% sure. English is not my mother language :)
– user77pet
15 hours ago
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"I wish you Merry Christmas" is perfectly understandable, and grammatical. It's just not what English speakers say. I don't think there is a principled reason for it.
– Colin Fine
15 hours ago
@ColinFine You would not say We wish you Christmas. You would say a happy Christmas, a joyous Christmas or a safe Christmas. In theory, we should also be saying a a merry Christmas, but that particular adjective has ended up being idiomatic and part of a phrase that doesn't require the article for some reason.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Of course, if you left out the 'We wish you' part you would just say 'Merry Christmas', 'Happy Easter' and the like. It's usual to include the article after 'We wish'.
– Kate Bunting
3 hours ago
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What has your research told you?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
16 hours ago
that "a" is needed, but I want to be 100% sure. English is not my mother language :)
– user77pet
15 hours ago
1
"I wish you Merry Christmas" is perfectly understandable, and grammatical. It's just not what English speakers say. I don't think there is a principled reason for it.
– Colin Fine
15 hours ago
@ColinFine You would not say We wish you Christmas. You would say a happy Christmas, a joyous Christmas or a safe Christmas. In theory, we should also be saying a a merry Christmas, but that particular adjective has ended up being idiomatic and part of a phrase that doesn't require the article for some reason.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Of course, if you left out the 'We wish you' part you would just say 'Merry Christmas', 'Happy Easter' and the like. It's usual to include the article after 'We wish'.
– Kate Bunting
3 hours ago
What has your research told you?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
16 hours ago
What has your research told you?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
16 hours ago
that "a" is needed, but I want to be 100% sure. English is not my mother language :)
– user77pet
15 hours ago
that "a" is needed, but I want to be 100% sure. English is not my mother language :)
– user77pet
15 hours ago
1
1
"I wish you Merry Christmas" is perfectly understandable, and grammatical. It's just not what English speakers say. I don't think there is a principled reason for it.
– Colin Fine
15 hours ago
"I wish you Merry Christmas" is perfectly understandable, and grammatical. It's just not what English speakers say. I don't think there is a principled reason for it.
– Colin Fine
15 hours ago
@ColinFine You would not say We wish you Christmas. You would say a happy Christmas, a joyous Christmas or a safe Christmas. In theory, we should also be saying a a merry Christmas, but that particular adjective has ended up being idiomatic and part of a phrase that doesn't require the article for some reason.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
@ColinFine You would not say We wish you Christmas. You would say a happy Christmas, a joyous Christmas or a safe Christmas. In theory, we should also be saying a a merry Christmas, but that particular adjective has ended up being idiomatic and part of a phrase that doesn't require the article for some reason.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Of course, if you left out the 'We wish you' part you would just say 'Merry Christmas', 'Happy Easter' and the like. It's usual to include the article after 'We wish'.
– Kate Bunting
3 hours ago
Of course, if you left out the 'We wish you' part you would just say 'Merry Christmas', 'Happy Easter' and the like. It's usual to include the article after 'We wish'.
– Kate Bunting
3 hours ago
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What has your research told you?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
16 hours ago
that "a" is needed, but I want to be 100% sure. English is not my mother language :)
– user77pet
15 hours ago
1
"I wish you Merry Christmas" is perfectly understandable, and grammatical. It's just not what English speakers say. I don't think there is a principled reason for it.
– Colin Fine
15 hours ago
@ColinFine You would not say We wish you Christmas. You would say a happy Christmas, a joyous Christmas or a safe Christmas. In theory, we should also be saying a a merry Christmas, but that particular adjective has ended up being idiomatic and part of a phrase that doesn't require the article for some reason.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Of course, if you left out the 'We wish you' part you would just say 'Merry Christmas', 'Happy Easter' and the like. It's usual to include the article after 'We wish'.
– Kate Bunting
3 hours ago