month or months

[Lim Choon Yen]

Hi everyone,
can anyone tell me if a "s" should be added after the "month"?

Happy six months anniversary my love.

 

[niamadpour]

Not a teacher.

Anniversary is used for the date on which an event happened in a previous YEAR or YEARS.
But I have no idea what they say in such occasions to babies.

 

[Lim Choon Yen]

Could I say, " Happy three years anniversary."? OR "Happy three year anniversary."

 

[charliedeut]

I would personally go for "Happy third anniversary".

 

[SoothingDave]

When we use a unit of measure as an adjective, we always use the singular.

A submarine sandwich that is 6 inches long is a 6-inch sub.

A sledgehammer that weighs 7 pounds is a 7-pound sledge.

An "anniversary" celebrating 6 months would be a 6-month anniversary.

("Anniversary" of course refers to years not months, but a young couple in love may celebrate a 6-month "anniversary.")

 

[Barb_D]

You need a comma too

Happy six-month anniversary, my love.

 

[Lim Choon Yen]

6-inch sub or 6-inch submarine sandwich?
7-pound sledge or 7-pound sledgehammer?

Thanks

 

[Rover_KE]

niamadpour, please read this extract from the Forum Rules:

You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly in your posts.

 

[MikeNewYork]

There is a word out there that deals with monthly "anniversaries' -- "mensiversary". It is not new. Actually it has been around for 200 years, but it has not (yet) caught on.

http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/01/monthly-anniversary.html

 

[SoothingDave]

6-inch sub or 6-inch submarine sandwich?
7-pound sledge or 7-pound sledgehammer?

Thanks

One is a shortened version of the other.