hey, happy birthday Mimi!

[Newcastle Uni]

I have a hunch that Mimi will overlook my grammatical shortcomings and accept my birthday greetings in the sweet spirit that I intended........

And what's wrong with wishing Mimi a "happy late birthday"?

Well shes not having a late birthday is she? What you meant was to say, oops, left it a bit late, but here is my belated and better late than never offering of happy birthday?? No??

I dunno. I'm not the best when it comes to understanding the English language.