"Happy one month anniversary"

[TheFillyjonk]

It's not an anniversary then, is it?

I do bite my tongue as people are usually celebrating or commemorating when they say this, though.

[TheFillyjonk]

That was a ghastly use of syntax for Pedants' Corner!

[lottiegarbanzo]

So what is it, mensiversary? Menses is simply 'monthly', what's celebration - mensival? Is there a word?

[meditrina]

You have brought to mind the Jilly Cooper character sarcastically referring to "weekiversaries".

Would one-twelfth anniversary catch on?

[HorryIsUpduffed]

Yes, ::squirm::.

I prefer it when people acknowledge that it's silly and wrong by saying "monthiversary".

[TheFillyjonk]

I don't mind people saying weekiversary, mensiversary, monthiversary or even one-twelfth anniversary. I particularly like mensiversary, you could even take that further by having a hexmensiversary for six months and so on. I reckon that'd stop the silliness pretty quickly!

[meditrina]

Ought it be hebdoversary though?

[TheFillyjonk]

Meditrina, thank you for directing me to that new word!

[eatriskier]

Oh no, I didn't invent monthiversary?

I love hebdoversary though, fantastic word

[TiredyCustards]

I also cannot bear '1 year anniversary'

[TheFillyjonk]

You're right TiredyCustards, that's also wrong. I never even thought about that one but it'll wind me up now!

[TiredyCustards]

Sorry filly - no rest for the pedantic!

[SconeRhymesWithGone]

I dissent. Semantic broadening often ocurrs when there is no word for something but there is a word whose meaning can be broadened or shifted to encompass it. Many words in English no longer mean exactly what their etymology signifies.

[confettiwoman]

When me and my DH had been married 72 days i wished him a 'Happy Kardashian Day' (reference to Kim's short lived marriage). He had NO IDEA what the hell i was talking about, but it made me smile!

[mrspremise]

FFS! One-month anniversary, indeed! I will make an exception for Happy Kardashian Day, however, as that is, quite clearly, a piece of brilliantly observed snark!

[PuddingAndHotMilk]

My DH takes it to a new level of when referring to our DD as a '2 month year old'. Despite my relentless teasing about the meaningless of that phrase, he can't stop it.
He also orders pomp-a-doms from the Curry house though, so I think he's slightly verbally challenged