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12 Perfect Greetings for Anyone This Holiday Season

Guaranteed to apply regardless of religion, age, location, etc.

Amelia Som de Cerff

Nov 28, 2016

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12 Perfect Greetings for Anyone This Holiday Season

Family holiday Helpers

1. Happy Holiday(s)

When in doubt, go back to the classic, all-encompassing "Happy Holidays." To make it more specific, use the singular Happy Holiday, allowing the receiver to mentally choose which Holiday you are referring to.

2. Season's Greetings

This is the easiest and also transferrable to any time whenever. Say it for Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Flag Day. If you fully commit, you will never have to think of another greeting ever again.

3. 'Tis the Season

'Tis is such a good word. In fact, we should start using 'tis instead of it's. 'Tis much more mellifluous.

4. Merry etc.

People often say Merry Christmas, Hannukah, etc. So just cut straight to the point and say Merry etc. This is far more inclusive and time-saving.

5. Have A Good That Thing You Celebrate

This is especially helpful for your friends whose religious/cultural beliefs differ from yours.

6. Happy mumbles..

Whenever greeting someone, trail off after the initial "Happy." If anyone questions you or attempts to clarify insist on talking about the weather.

7. Congratulations.

A good "Congratulations" can double for those who are celebrating an event that led to a universally recognized holiday being formed and those winter graduates. Con-GRAD-ulations in your studies and/or major religious events! Either way, have a great new year!

8. Yaayyy Celebrations!

I love this time of year because so many things are happening. Parties. Color Coordination. Giving. Receiving. 'Tis great, let's celebrate and buy things!!

9. Happy Pre-Halloween

It's only another 11 months away!

10. Can't Believe the Year's Almost Over, huh?

Greet your friends and simultaneously bond over the inability of the human mind to grasp simple theoretical concepts in practice.

11. Happy New Year!

I suppose "Happy New Year" would work too, but that's a bit cliche. I mean, people say it EVERY year.

12. Hello :)

Just checked, apparently hello still works. Use a "What's Up?" at your own risk, though.

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Guaranteed to apply regardless of religion, age, location, etc.

1. Happy Holiday(s)

2. Season's Greetings

3. 'Tis the Season

4. Merry etc.

5. Have A Good That Thing You Celebrate

6. Happy *mumbles..*

7. Congratulations.

8. Yaayyy Celebrations!

9. Happy Pre-Halloween

10. Can't Believe the Year's Almost Over, huh?

11. Happy New Year!

12. Hello :)

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3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

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12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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