New Year Capitalized Or Not

There are two years involved the old one and the new one but only one of them is new.

New year capitalized or not. When you re wishing someone happy new year most sources say that new year should be. The distinction between new year and new year depends on whether the reference is being made on the year or the holiday itself. However when someone is making reference to the year itself then it should not be.

New year s is the end of one year and the beginning of another year. In the new year or in the new year to capitalize or not. Simple greeting i want to wish all my writer friends and subscribers a very happy new year.

I m editing a letter for someone who finishes a sentence with the phrase we expect to begin operating in the new year it looks odd to me not to capitalize new year but in this context it seems like it might be correct since it s referring to a time period rather than a holiday. When is it new years. Why new year is capitalized.

If i m referring to someone having a merry christmas i m not going to capitalize it because i could just as easily use any other adjective happy christmas festive christmas sober christmas. If a reference is being made on the holiday then it should be capitalized e g. New year s eve and new year s day always start with capital letters and always take an apostrophe.

No capitals the same is true of merry christmas.