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Nov 26, 2014 · Modwoman in the attic. Wisconsin. English - United States. Nov 26, 2014. #2. I can't think of a situation in which I would ever say " in Christmas." I would say "I usually go on holiday (vacation) at Christmastime," or "…for Christmas." In the second part of your sentence, "on Christmas Day" is correct. Y.
Nov 14, 2017 · Nov 14, 2017. #7. Speaking only for myself, an AmE speaker, "at holidays", "on holidays", and "at the holidays" are all possible, with slightly different meanings. at holidays: around the time that holidays are celebrated. on holidays: on the actual days when holidays are celebrated. at the holidays: specifically during the Christmas/New Year ...
Apr 20, 2007 · As stated previously we use at Christmas, on Christmas Day. I should clarify that slightly. We do not say on Christmas if we are describing the time of an action. If you were to search for "on Christmas" on UK websites only you could find "Spotlight on Christmas", but that is a metaphorical spotlight shining on the Christmas period.
Aug 9, 2013 · In a plural sense you can say "holiday season," referring to the Christmas holidays. But "holiday" as a noun has a singular sense (of a single day). I might add that the origin of this word is "holy+day" (where the "y" becomes an "i"), referring to religious holidays (public or bank holidays are a fairly new invention, compared to religious ...
Dec 20, 2007 · You could close your email with " Wishing you all a merry Christmas. Like nzfauna mentioned, many times we combine the wish for a merry Christmas with the wish for a happy New Year (or for a happy new year.) We might say something like " Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. " if we were refering to Christmas and the holiday ...
Oct 15, 2013 · In fact "at New Year" is definitely wrong, because,unlike Christmas, we always say "THE New Year", (except when there's an adjective in front - "Happy New Year") And "on New Year's Eve" because it's one day. Michael Swan, 'Practical English Usage', numeral 82 number 4 states that we use 'at' to talk about the whole of the holidays at Christmas ...
Jun 21, 2006 · In AE: Holiday = Christmas, Independence Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Chanakuh, Ramadan, Memorial Day, etc. Halloween is my favorite holiday because you get to wear costumes. There are many religious holidays in the month of December. Vacation = Time spent away from work usually, and very often involving travel.
Feb 8, 2011 · Only 2, the past simple tense, would be a relevant answer because the present perfect tense (I have been) indicates that I went away on holiday while the simple "was" indicates only that I had time off work. Questions (i) and (ii) change/clarify the meaning of sentence 2. Last edited: Feb 9, 2011.
Mar 5, 2013 · Mar 15, 2014. #6. I think to go on holiday/ vacation generally means that, yes, you are travelling somewhere. To be on holiday/vacation means that you are at leisure (not at work), whether at home or away. But, I agree that if it is the very start of your holiday/vacation you could use "go"- even if you will be staying at home- in the sense of ...
Aug 20, 2020 · Aug 20, 2020. #3. Either would work, but I think I prefer 'bothering'. Depending on your relationship with your supervisor, you might want to make it a little more formal, and say ' Please accept my apologies . . . ', but if you have a relatively informal relationship, your more chatty original is fine.
