{"id":9125,"date":"2018-11-30T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=9125"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:17:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:17:53","slug":"5-common-grammar-mistakes-avoid-christmas-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/holiday-cards-and-tidbits\/5-common-grammar-mistakes-avoid-christmas-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Common Grammar Mistakes to Avoid on Your Christmas Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. Season\u2019s Greetings or Seasons Greetings or Seasons\u2019 Greetings? <\/strong><\/p>\n

The correct version is \u201cSeason\u2019s Greetings<\/a>\u201d because they are the greetings of\/for the season\u2014the apostrophe shows possession. Without the apostrophe, or with it after the \u2018s\u2019, it indicates multiple seasons. Another common error is to write \u201cseasonings greetings.\u201d Don\u2019t be that guy.<\/p>\n

2. Misspelling Christmas. <\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems so silly, but often people misspell the word Christmas. Pay attention to every letter on your cards so you don\u2019t make an avoidable, cringe-worthy mistake. And please spell everyone\u2019s names right.<\/p>\n

3. Afraid of the Oxford comma? <\/strong><\/p>\n

When you have a list of things, don\u2019t overthink the grammar and attempt an awkward or confusing way of saying the same thing to avoid the chance of being wrong. In the following example, both are correct: \u201cWe wish you happiness, health, and prosperity this Christmas.\u201d or \u201cWe wish you happiness, health and prosperity this Christmas.\u201d Whichever you choose is your preference, however, I will say that in some instances the comma makes your intent clearer. I would suggest making use of the Oxford comma on your Christmas cards<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n

4. Happy New Year or Happy New Years? <\/strong><\/p>\n

If your Christmas card<\/a> goes on to send warm wishes for the coming year, make sure you are using the correct form of the sentiment. It should not be plural. If you were referring to a New Year\u2019s card<\/a>, then there is an \u2018s\u2019 but it is still not to indicate multiple years that are new.<\/p>\n

5. Winter or winter?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you are mentioning the season, it can be a little tricky to know how. Whether you capitalize depends on where it is in the sentence and how it is used. If the word is at the beginning of the sentence, it will always be capitalized. Other than that, it is a generic noun (not a proper noun) and does not need to be capitalized. An exception is if it is a title, like the Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1. Season\u2019s Greetings or Seasons Greetings or Seasons\u2019 Greetings? 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