Social media has made it possible to hold people accountable, give the average person a voice that can be heard all over the world, and create communities that would not be conceivable without it. However, Aaron Boone mostly utilizes his platform to advertise his $395 Cameo account, live-tweet football events (often involving his USC Trojans or Philadelphia Eagles), and enforce his own grammar pet peeve: when someone wishes him a “Happy New Year.”
Every response except one said “Happy New Year,” not “Happy New Years.” It’s unclear, though, if his subsequent cordial reminder response was prompted by a personal communication or by that particular social media remark.
It received 308 responses, all of which were in favour of the cause.
Since “Happy New Years” refers to a single holiday and occasion, Boone is right that it is grammatically incorrect. “Happy New Year” is a kind, straightforward, and comprehensive way to greet someone a happy new year. When referring to New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day explicitly, “Happy New Year’s” should be used. Whether “Happy New Year’s” is appropriate in casual situations without specifically stating “Day” or “Eve” could be the issue of contention. The majority would concur that it’s OK, but Boone’s post doesn’t make clear where he stands on the possessive apostrophe in these situations. But it’s obvious that he won’t put up with a “Happy New Year” greeting.
He let the matter rest till the next day of the year. Boone took a break with simply a sweet little Bitmoji as 2021 got underway, following a year filled with chaos and discord.
On January 1, 2020, it began. Innocently, he sent out Happy New Year’s greetings. The responses were full of optimism for 2020, the year known for its optimism.
With no reminder, he wished everyone a happy new year as we enter 2022.
Similar to other items you allow to simmer beneath, they
boiled back up in the end. He reminded people about this topic twice more before the new years of 2023 and 2024.
As time went on and the Yankees’ World Series drought deepened, he might have realized that it might not be as helpful as he thought to be the spokesperson for this worthy cause. He received similar words from a user named Steve in his most recent social media post, the 2024 reminder:
Only a few Yankees players posted Happy New Year’s greetings on social media yesterday, and none of them committed the grammatical error that infuriates their captain. Always a unifier, Aaron Judge avoided the issue completely and avoided using any words in the caption.
In the middle of the afternoon on New Year’s Day, this writer is waiting for his new reminder to arrive at some point. Would Boone have had the confidence to be the grammar police if the Yankees had won the World Series? Once more, we are left to speculate about this team.
By the time you read this, the statute of limitations might have passed in accordance with the Curb Your Enthusiasm etiquette norm. In any case, I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year and that 2025 gives them pleasure, happiness, love, and peace. In front of us, everything seems fine.
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