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Thread #153951 Message #3610221
Posted By: MartinRyan
17-Mar-14 - 07:48 AM
Thread Name: Is 'St Patty's Day' terribly wrong?
Subject: RE: Is 'St Patty's Day' terribly wrong?
It's all about register, as ever. Paddy's Day --> Patrick's Day ---> St. Patrick's Day in order of increasing formality, with the most formal being especially common in written English or where people are standing on their dignity! ;>)>