As a non-native English speaker, I have a question:
Can I write (and say) "Happy week everyone" to wish a good/happy week? Is there any more common English expression in everyday conversations?
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Say it however you want to, but if you write it, it should be: "Happy week, everyone!" (The comma after "week" is necessary.) There are many ways of saying this, as the answers below indicate. Personal preference prevails.– user21497Commented Mar 11, 2013 at 14:17
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4A question like this one would fit much better on the English Language Learners site. Have a great week!– J.R.Commented Mar 11, 2013 at 14:22
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There is nothing wrong saying "Happy week everyone", happy being an adjective and the week being a noun. But it will sound weird and out of the ordinary! something that the people are not used to hearing.
Being Native English speaker I would recommend saying "Have a good week(end) (ahead)" or just say "have a good one."
So, if you don't want to sound weird, don't use "happy week".
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1These salutations tend to become 'fossilised expressions', with illogical degrees of changes that might seem logically permissible actually employed. Thus 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year' is never swapped to 'Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year'; 'Merry Birthday' and 'Have a merry week!' are likewise no-noes (except for comic effect); and 'Have a happy week!' is distinctly non-standard. Commented Mar 11, 2013 at 14:08
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As a native English speaker, I have seen "have a good week" used commonly in both spoken and informal written communication. I have not seen the expression "...happy week" used by native English speakers.
I am not a native English speaker myself but I have heard my native English speaking friends say, "Have a good week (ahead)."
I know no English speakers who says Happy weekend the way one might say Happy birthday or Happy anniversary.
We just say
Have a {good/great/fun/nice/pleasant/relaxing} {day/week/weekend/vacation/life}.
instead.
It is very simple, just add a "big" word before anything you have to say and make it look important even though everyone knows it's not. For example, "Have a fantastic week"
