When to use “anniversary”

I thought I would never require myself to comment on this subject, but the recent deluge of emails announcing anniversaries and milestone dates has prompted me into it. This is about the correct, and incorrect, usage of "anniversary". We all know what first anniversary means. It is the recurrence of an event - usually a very important event - on the exact date after a year the event took place. Thus, if a wedding took place yesterday, 9 … [Read more...]