Seasons Greetings vs Season's Greetings
Happy Holidays
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Anne W. - Dec 09, 2009 5:55:53 am PST #23880 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2009 5:56:18 am PST #23881 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
If it's for a web page, surround the apostrophe with blink tags....
Jessica - Dec 09, 2009 5:56:49 am PST #23882 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Googlefight says no apostrophe, and I'm inclined to agree. My suggestion to the person asking was to say "Happy Holidays" instead and avoid the whole issue.
Vortex - Dec 09, 2009 5:59:37 am PST #23883 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Seasons Greetings vs Season's Greetings - apostrophe y/n?
Apostrophe. It's greetings from this particular season to whoever.
No apostrophe. Multiple seasons wherein seasons = holidays.
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Vortex - Dec 09, 2009 6:01:50 am PST #23884 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think that there is only one holiday season (covers Christmas, Haunnakah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, etc.*), so it's Season's Greetings. Even if it were more than one season, it would be Seasons' Greetings. so, still an apostrophe, just a different place. Those greetings belong to someone, dammit!
*holidays are in no particular order.
Strega - Dec 09, 2009 6:13:06 am PST #23885 of 30001
Seasons Greetings vs Season's Greetings - apostrophe y/n?
Apostrophe.
You're offering people the greetings of the season.
DebetEsse - Dec 09, 2009 6:13:19 am PST #23886 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Wikipedia agrees with Vortex.
The intention is something like: [wishing you the] greetings of the season.
Therefore, "season's greetings."
I have now concluded that it is a very odd phrase.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2009 6:17:31 am PST #23887 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I have now concluded that it is a very odd phrase.
But not as odd as, "Don we now our gay apparel."
§ ita § - Dec 09, 2009 6:18:10 am PST #23888 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I agree with "Season's Greetings" and would probably go with "Happy Holidays."
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brenda m - Dec 09, 2009 6:19:40 am PST #23889 of 30001
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I think that there is only one holiday season (covers Christmas, Haunnakah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, etc.*), so it's Season's Greetings.
This. It is the greetings of the season which I am offering to you.