Belated happy birthday or happy belated birthday? Belated birthday is nonsense, since the anniversary is the anniversary, and cannot be postponed even if the celebrations are Belated happy birthday, strictly, is also nonsense because the birthday has already gone and may or may not have been happy Therefore I would suggest something along the lines of:
Word meaning the opposite of belated [closed] To compete with myself, beforehand is in about the register of belated but is more neutral than premature and might be more fitting since the OP's example was one day early, not 8 months early EDIT But it is not the right part of speech, of course
For a deceased person, do we use the late or late? The usage is typically "the late "I haven't heard it used without a determiner Here are some quotations from the OED's definition of "late" (III 2 a(a)) showing this usage is typical and well-attested (entries with "a" or "my" instead of "the" removed
single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange There is nothing in the English language, per se, that requires you to use any construction including words to the effect of "in advance" or "belated" English speakers are free to use the words that fit both their mood and the occasion (and the same goes for written communication), whether it's formal or informal
phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Sorry for the belated response Insulting: Please excuse the lateness of this response I was very busy all this time; had far more important things to do You're a miserable moron Your guilt means exactly nothing to me Why don't you stick it up your ass: your head has been getting lonely up there Condescending: I'm sorry: I should have
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grammar - Is it grammatically correct to say Many more happy returns . . . It is not redundant because "many" and "more" do not mean the same thing It is simply longer "More" and "longer" or "better" for example is not grammatically correct because they both serve the same meaning, but many and more do not mean the same thing