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CHAPTER II

                                            CONGRATULATION AND COMPLIMENT


                                                 Expression of Congratulations

                       Congratulation  is  something  that  you  say  when  you  congratulate  someone  because  of  their
               achievement or special day.
                       Congratulation is an expression that we use to give the congratulation utterance when he/she
               succeeds in doing something.
                       Congratulations  words  express  one’s  praise  for  an  achievement  or  good  wishes  on  a  special
               occasion.
                       We  use  congratulations  expression  when  something  good  happens  to  someone.  We
               congratulate him or her to express our pleasure.

                       The following are expressions of congratulations someone and the responses.

                                 Congratulating                                 Responding
                  I’d be the first to congratulate you on …    It’s very good of you to say so.
                  I’d like to congratulate you on …            How nice of you to say so.
                  Please accept my warmest congratulations.    Thank you very much for saying so.
                  May I congratulate you on …                  I’m glad you think so.
                  I must congratulate you.                     Oh It’s nothing special actually.
                  It was great to hear about …                 Oh, I have a lot to learn yet.
                  Congratulations!                             Oh, not really.
                  Congratulations on …!                        Oh, nothing to it actually!
                  Well done! / Fantastic!                      Oh, thanks.


                       Congratulating someone can be done by directly telling him/ her, by card, letter, or e-mail. Pay
               attention to some examples below!

                       1.  Directly Talk
                          Example:
                          Rita      :  Hey, Ryan! How was the economics competition?
                          Ryan      :  Thank God we did. Fortunately we succeeded to get the first place.
                          Rita      :  Wow that’s a good job, Ryan! Congratulation on your team success!
                          Ryan      :  Thank  you  very  much  for  saying  so,  Rita.  So,  how  about  your  team  in
                                       astronomy competition?
                          Rita      :  Unfortunately, my team didn’t get the first place. We got the third place,
                                       but I was really happy since we had won over many other teams and gone
                                       that far.
                          Ryan      :  That’s the spirit, Rita! I am sure you all did it very well. I congratulate you
                                       on your great success.
                          Rita      :  Thank you very much, Ryan. We still have to learn more to be the first like
                                       your team did.
                          Ryan      :  Cool! Let’s fight for the next competition!.
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