Learn the Difference Between The English Phrases HAPPY CHRISTMAS and MERRY CHRISTMAS

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So as you are learning English
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you'll probably hear people say Happy Christmas.
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And sometimes you'll hear people say Merry Christmas
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and you might be wondering
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which is the correct thing to say at Christmas time.
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Well, here's how it works.
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If you are learning British English,
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you will probably say Happy Christmas
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around this time of year.
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If on the other hand
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you are learning Canadian English or American English,
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you are more likely to say Merry Christmas.
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So that's the only difference.
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They mean the same thing.
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It's simply something people say at this time of year.
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They will say Merry Christmas or Happy Christmas
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depending on which kind of English you are learning.
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I generally say Merry Christmas to people.
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And I actually wanna end this video,
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this is just a short lesson by the way
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by saying Merry Christmas to all of you.
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I just wish all of you a good Christmas season.
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I'm not sure if you celebrate Christmas or not
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or if you get time off from work or not
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but I just hope that wherever you are in the world
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and whatever you are doing over the next few days
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that you just have an enjoyable time.
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I hope you find time to spend time
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with family or friends in a safe way.
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I hope that you enjoy a little bit of time off work.
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I hope that you just find time to relax a little bit
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and reflect on life.
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And certainly I wish you this,
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I wish you the very best end to the year 2020.
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I do wanna thank all of you as well
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as I look back over the past year of making videos
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on this short English lesson channel.
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I made a little change in the summer
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where I started to make the videos longer.
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And many of you obviously really enjoy that.
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I know a few people still miss
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the really short English lessons
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but I think four minutes, isn't too bad.
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And I can tell when I look at
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the amount of people watching each lesson
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that people do enjoy them
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because the graph seems to be going up
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which is really cool.
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So again, I just wanna thank all of you
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for helping make this channel successful.
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I do wanna thank the people who have become members
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who have joined and support me
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in the work I do to make these videos.
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That's awesome as well
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but mostly I just wanna say, thanks for watching.
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The more you watch it kind of gives me energy
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and makes me excited to make more lessons.
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So thanks for watching.
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Thanks above all for improving
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your knowledge of the English language.
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I know it's hard work, I appreciate it.
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I see so many of you leaving comments
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and I can see that your English is getting better
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in the way you write those comments.
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Many of you have been around for a very long time
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either on this channel or on my bigger channel.
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So I just wanna say thank you.
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So Merry Christmas to everybody,
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have a great time over the next few days.
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And I just wanna wish you a good new year's as well.
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Although I'll be making videos close to the new year.
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So maybe I'll save that wish
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for the next video or the one after that, we'll see.
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Anyways, Bob, the Canadian here.
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Once again, thanks for watching,
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have a great weekend.
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I'll see you on Monday with another new English lesson.
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