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- word choice - Congratulate for vs. congratulate on - English . . .
When you congratulate someone for something you praise them for an achievement, e g "I'd like to congratulate the staff for their good job" "I'd like to congratulate the staff for their good job" According to Google NGram Viewer congratulate on is a lot more frequent than congratulate for , but the latter is used nevertheless
- Is it correct to use congratulate for someones birthday?
It seems most natural to use "celebrate " "I'm not going to celebrate her birthday " Saying "Congraulate her birthday" would not make as much sense because you would usually use "congratulate" to give someone, a living thing, good wishes
- word choice - Congratulation vs. congratulations - English Language . . .
Congratulations is simply the plural form of congratulation See these examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
- word usage - Congratulate to - How correct is this? - English . . .
When you congratulate someone on something you give them your good wishes because something special or pleasant has happened to them, e g "I'd like to congratulate you on your marriage" When you congratulate someone for something you praise them for an achievement, e g "I'd like to congratulate the staff for their good job"
- Difference in meaning of congratulation and congratulations
I congratulate you (much more formal, can easily sound distant or impersonal) You have my congratulations Shortened: Congratulations! or Congratulations on your wedding! (always plural in shortened forms seemingly expressing multiple praises, explanation for what the congratulation is for only necessary when it isn't clear)
- articles - “I would like to express a big congratulations. . . ” Why ‘a . . .
Further to our article last month, we wanted to congratulate Jane Mason and Tom Wicks on their effort in Nottingham Life Cycle 5 Jane and her team completed her 50 miles, while Tom finished his 75 miles in the aid of raising money for dementia research link
- phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- pluralia tantum - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The word congratulate in the phrase "congratulate them" acts as a verb, not a noun As a verb, congratulates is not the plural of congratulate The trailing "s" signifies singular agreement, and the form without a trailing "s" signifies plural agreement: Jack (singular) congratulates Jill They (plural) congratulate each other Likewise for
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