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1. I would use 'on' because a weekend is two days (or more). 'At' is more particular, for a smaller place or shorter time, whereas on/in are used for longer durations or larger spaces. "Let's eat at an Italian restaurant at 9pm" against "Let's eat in downtown on Friday". Going by this logic, 'on' should be used.
Feb 19, 2006 · On the weekend is OK, but not in the weekend. It is confusing, as you would say "in the week", and not on or at the week ! Maybe that's because "in" gives you an idea of being inside something with a duration (the week), while the "end" in the word "weekend" gives you an idea of an extremity instead of a duration.
Nov 28, 2018 · When we use time adverbs with 'this' /this week, this year, this month, etc./, no preposition is necessary. You can express the period 'on Saturday and Sunday' with 'at the weekend' /British English/ or 'on the weekend /American English/.
Oct 21, 2015 · I will do my work over the weekend. I will do my work during the weekend. Neither "in the weekend" nor "at the weekend" sound correct. "On the weekend" sounds OK, more so if you're talking about multiple weekends. I do my work on weekends.
Aug 16, 2012 · A week begins on a Monday and ends on a Sunday. That is why Sat and Sun are collectively known as the "weekEND". So, for a week beginning on the 24th of a month: (1) 24th would be a Monday. The 29th and the 30th would be the "weekend". (2) The dates from 24 through 30 comprise the "week of the 24th".
Nov 18, 2012 · The latter two sentences have slightly different meanings. "It's the weekend" is an announcement about the date, as in: "Today is Tuesday. Do you know what that means?" "It's a weekend" is the answer to a question about the part of the week two particular days are, as in: "This flyer says that the convention's on March 16-17, 2013.
Oct 29, 2018 · It was singular for Neil Young's Out On The Weekend back in 1972. Plural is usually only used with no article, as (Ame?) I work on weekends or (BrE?) He works weekends. – FumbleFingers. Oct 29, 2018 at 18:37. 3. @FumbleFingers I’m usually free on the weekends I’m home. – Chappo Hasn't Forgotten.
The answer is “this weekend”, as in “I will see her this weekend.”. Depending on which weekend you mean, you could also say “next weekend”, which is the weekend following “this weekend”. “On the weekend” is sometimes used, but sounds odd to me. “During the weekend” would only be applicable if you were clarifying that you ...
May 2, 2017 · 1. As has been pointed out several times on this site, Her Majesty and her subjects never do things "ON" the weekend. They do things "on" Saturday, and "on" Sunday, but NEVER "on" the weekend. They do things AT the weekend and OVER the weekend (seldom "during" the weekend). – WS2.
Immediately following, as in time, order, or sequence. Following this definition, "next weekend" will always mean the weekend with the start date in closes proximity in time. If the phrase is used during a weekend, of course, you'd be referring to the weekend following the one you are currently experiencing.
