Congratulation VS Congratulations

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When we want to say someone get a better result from the exam, how can we use the correct word?

Tom got a better result from the exam, his English exam got A+.
Then, his friends,
Mary said that "Congratulation!" or "Congratulations!"

Which one is correct to use?
 

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Re: Congratujlation VS Congratulations

It's congratulations. There's a typo in the thread title.
 

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When we want to [STRIKE]say[/STRIKE] complement someone for getting an excellent [STRIKE]better result from the[/STRIKE] mark/grade in an exam, [STRIKE]how can we use[/STRIKE] what is the correct word to use?

Tom got a [STRIKE]better result from the exam,[/STRIKE] great mark in his English exam. He got an A+.
Then, his friends might say [STRIKE],
Mary said that[/STRIKE] "Congratulation!" or "Congratulations!"

Which one is correct to use?
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Re: Congratujlation VS Congratulations

I don't think the title has a typo.
 

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Re: Congratujlation VS Congratulations

It does in post #2. I don't know how that happened!
 

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The thread title can be changed at will.

It does in post #4 and #5 too.
 

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Re: Congratujlation VS Congratulations

It does in post #2. I don't know how that happened!
It was wrong in the original post. I changed it but forgot to mention it.

How did you change it, Matthew? I thought only moderators could do that.
 

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Re:Oh dear, title glitch!

Yup. It can be changed at will as you can see from this post. Heading to Mods Chat to see if we can get this sorted!
 

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Oh, boy! I can do it!

:shock:
 

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Re: So can I

I've alerted the admins but it's the weekend and it could be that it's another glitch from the last update.
 

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It's impossible, I tell you

If I can do it, it has to be too easy.

Can this not be stopped? It could lead to rather confusing threads.

I'm not sure. I have always seen the box in that top secret location that takes years of advanced geek efforts to find. I will see if it's a setting that can be turned off.
 

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Re: It's impossible, I tell you

I noticed it the day I joined this forum.
 

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Re: It's impossible, I tell you

I thought it had always been there, which suggests it's low-risk.
 

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Re: It's impossible, I tell you

We (=members excluding mods and administrators) can't change the title of the original post after all, can we? It won't be a big problem, I guess.
 

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Re: It's impossible, I tell you

No, you can't.
 
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