Some examples and use cases from the internet:

Some examples and use cases from the internet:

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• phrased cards read “Belated Happy Birthday.” This form treats “Happy Birthday” as a phrase equivalent to something like “Late Congratulations.” (If you  ...
• Maybe we should champion 'belated happy birthday' as the correct way to phrase it. ... Since “Belated Happy Birthday” sounds awkward, my habit is now to say ...
• tinyurl.com/becwmpv ... Belated happy birthday, strictly, is also nonsense because the birthday ...
• Jan 12, 2013 ... Belated Happy Birthday is a lot more popular
• How do you send belated happy birthday wishes and greetings without making your congratulations sound like afterthoughts? Here are some greetings that ...

• It is often used illogically, especially in happy belated birthday and similar phrases. What's late is the birthday wish, not the birthday, so the adjective is logically ...
• Jan 12, 2013 ... Both are common, but "happy belated birthday" is far more common. ... In a similar way, "Happy belated birthday" simply means "I know this ...
• Happy Belated Birthday. When things get busy, time slips by, but birthdays never wait. So finally when we send our greetings, they may be just a little late.
• When someone has forgotten your birthday, they're likely to send you a card reading “Happy Belated Birthday.” But this is a mistake. The birthday isn't belated;  ...