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It's not natural in BrE. If a company chooses to have a party or a reception to celebrate an anniversary, it would probably just be called their "30th Anniversary Reception/Party".
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Thread: Congratulations reception
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19-Sep-2017, 12:43 #1
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Congratulations reception
Is "congratulations reception" applicable in English?
It is a direct translation from Finnish.
The Finnish expression means that there is a reception where those that attend can congratulate the organisation whose anniversary it is.
Grateful for comments!
Carola
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19-Sep-2017, 14:10 #2
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Re: Congratulations reception
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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19-Sep-2017, 15:23 #3
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Re: Congratulations reception
Ditto in American English. The reader of an announcement for a 30th Anniversary Reception understands that one purpose of the event is to offer congratulations.
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