in on at their wedding anniversary | WordReference Forums 1 Fred and Janet always go out for a meal in their wedding anniversary 2 Fred and Janet always go out for a meal on their wedding anniversary 3 Fred and Janet always go out for a meal at their wedding anniversary What do you think it is correct?:tick::cross:
50th year anniversary 50 years anniversary - WordReference Forums I regard the use of "year" with "anniversary" as redundant since "anniversary" comes from the Latin word for "year " (annus) Those who say such things as "six-month anniversary" are simply misusing the word From Wiktionary: Middle English: from Latin anniversarius ‘returning yearly,’ from annus ‘year’ + versus‘turning ’
double D anniversary - WordReference Forums It would help steer us towards a good answer if you could provide the context in which you came across the phrase In the absence of context, the best I can offer is that there used to be a beer in Britain called Double Diamond, and a diamond (e g wedding) anniversary is now the 60th anniversary, although it used to be the 75th anniversary
birth anniversary or birthday jubilee | WordReference Forums 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)
Which are correct? Celebrating or observing? Birthday or birth . . . You might observe the anniversary of some disastrous event (such as 9 11), but you wouldn't 'celebrate' it Another excellent verb that covers both celebration and mere observation is 'commemorate', which works for both happy and sad events
five-year anniversary fifth anniversary - WordReference Forums I agree with sound shift that five-year anniversary sounds wrong It also seems a pretty unpopular phrase judging from the Google Books ngram here which shows an almost zero incidence for five-year anniversary COCA gives it a bit more air with fifth anniversary leading five-year anniversary by 159 to 22 COCA = Corpus of Contemporary American
Anniversary - WordReference Forums This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music, which first captivated audiences in 1965 Be it a wedding anniversary , milestone anniversary , corporate anniversary or love anniversary , these warm, cute and loving wishes will add
founding or foundation? - WordReference Forums Hi there, When I try to say like "the founding of People's Republic of China", can I use "the foundation of PRC" too? What's the difference between the two According to the dictionary, found means establishment while foundation is the noun of found But in reality, I remember some teacher used
marks the first year anniversary? marks the first year? We normally have the 50th anniversary of an event, for example, the 50th anniversary of our wedding, our arrival in Honolulu, the battle of Donut Heights So if you want the anniversary to commemorate your soldiers setting foot in Vietnam, you might say something like: 2014 is the 50th anniversary of our young soldiers' setting foot in Vietnam