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anon
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grammar police - seasons greetings question...
it is Seasons Greetings, correct?
i was out today and saw Season's Greetings on one of those blow up snow globe things and went  ...
i am in the process of making holiday cards and have Seasons Greetings 2006 - am i correct?
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Posted 11/24/06 5:23 PM  |
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MrsERod
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
good question....
but since the White House uses the apostrophe (which represents possession) - i think you should leave it out and put "Seasons Greetings" 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/holiday/cards/
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| Posted 11/24/06 5:39 PM |
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june262004
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
 Good point!
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| Posted 11/24/06 5:40 PM |
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neenie
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
you're actually supposed to have the apostrophe- it's a possesive.
"Season’s Greetings!" (i. e., greetings of the season)
i don't think most people notice, or care, either way though.
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| Posted 11/24/06 5:43 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
I read somewhere it is “Season’s Greetings” if you are only referring to one holiday; “Seasons’ Greetings” if you are referring to the December holidays collectively.
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| Posted 11/24/06 5:45 PM |
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MrsERod
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
Posted by neeniebean86
you're actually supposed to have the apostrophe- it's a possesive.
"Season’s Greetings!" (i. e., greetings of the season)
i don't think most people notice, or care, either way though.
that's what i meant too - i just hate to agree with Dubya!
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| Posted 11/24/06 5:53 PM |
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anon
where's winter?
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
Posted by june262004
Good point!
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| Posted 11/24/06 6:41 PM |
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anon
where's winter?
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
Posted by klingklang77
I read somewhere it is ?Season?s Greetings? if you are only referring to one holiday; ?Seasons? Greetings? if you are referring to the December holidays collectively.
i guess i'm shooting for the latter...
it looks so odd though, but i want to be correct
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| Posted 11/24/06 6:43 PM |
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anon
where's winter?
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
asking around the consensus from our family and friends is...
A fine point about possessives is that there is another type of possessive known as the genitive case. It is a little recognized case that shows neuter possession, or possession by something other than a person or an animal. And oddly enough, it doesn't take the form of the apostrophe and the s.
Strictly speaking, it's not the tree's bark but the bark of the tree, not the sun's rising but the rising of the sun, and not the court's order but the order of the court.
Few people are even aware of that, and it could scarcely be considered an egregious error to miss it, but it's a point worth knowing all the same.
so i guess "strictly speaking" it would be the greetings of the season, not seasons greetings, season's greetings, or seasons' greetings
i'm sticking with my original "wrong" version of seasons greetings 
Message edited 11/25/2006 3:29:51 PM.
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| Posted 11/25/06 3:28 PM |
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luvsbob4603
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
I alway's say seasons Greetings.
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| Posted 11/25/06 4:08 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
Posted by luvsbob4603
I alway's say seasons Greetings.
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| Posted 11/25/06 5:11 PM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
Posted by klingklang77
Posted by luvsbob4603
I alway's say seasons Greetings.
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| Posted 11/25/06 5:13 PM |
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Melbernai
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
That's a good one!!!
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| Posted 11/25/06 5:16 PM |
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Phyl
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
Posted by Melbernai
That's a good one!!!
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| Posted 11/25/06 5:18 PM |
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
It's Season's Greetings or Seasons' Greetings.
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| Posted 11/25/06 6:16 PM |
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MrsERod
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Myrockette
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
Posted by atracinact
Posted by Melbernai
That's a good one!!!
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| Posted 11/25/06 6:49 PM |
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CrankyPants
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
Posted by MYROCKETTE
Posted by atracinact
Posted by Melbernai
That's a good one!!!
Oh my
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| Posted 11/25/06 8:54 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
It's good to be home
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| Posted 11/25/06 9:15 PM |
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JenniferEver
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Re: grammar police - seasons greetings question...
Posted by anon
it is Seasons Greetings, correct?
i was out today and saw Season's Greetings on one of those blow up snow globe things and went ...
i am in the process of making holiday cards and have Seasons Greetings 2006 - am i correct?
I think either way is accepted, but I would say
Season's greetings, as in greetings of the season
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