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7. Okt. 2014 · Our holidays in Melbourne was great! There is a disagreement between the subject (plural) and verb (singular). "Holidays" while normally a plural, can indeed be used to refer to a single period of holiday, though not usually in the context you've given. An example of this usage might be:
28. Jan. 2012 · One way is as a building, in which case "in" is appropriate. Another way is as a location, in which case "at" is appropriate. The choice of which to use depends on the context, there's no wrong or right answer. As others have pointed out, the hotel's location includes the outdoors and indoors parts of the hotel, and so "at" would be appropriate ...
On is used in the following: on the weekend (AmEng), on Christmas day and on Easter Sunday. The preposition on is normally used for dates (i.e. on 25th December) and days of the week. In British English, people ‘go on holiday’ but in American English they ‘go on vacation’. In is normally used with ‘weeks’, ‘months’ and ‘years ...
1. Mai 2012 · An actual national/religious holiday is not required. When Americans say "holiday" we mean a specific designated holiday, which we might or might not actually commemorate. For example, most of us don't do anything special for Labor Day, but it's a holiday and a day off from work/school nonetheless. Americans don't say "going on holiday" for ...
7. Juni 2017 · In the uncountable form, 'holiday' is the time away. This is the 'go on holiday [for a few days]' form. The measure ('for a few days') is optional. There is no real difference in the overall meaning of the two forms, though the first might be felt to slightly emphasise the fact that the holiday has a specific fixed length.
In this case, either one will work just fine, because children who are at school (on the school grounds) are also, by default, in school (in their classrooms). On a holiday, they are neither in school nor at school, so you can use either preposition without any loss of meaning. The one exception may be if the football team had a Saturday practice.
10. Dez. 2014 · 15. "At the moment" means right now. For example, "He's asleep at the moment". "In the moment" means with a special focus on the present time. For example, "living in the moment" means paying special attention to what you're doing at that particular time, as opposed to looking back on the past or planning for the future. Share.
12. Feb. 2013 · There is no reason not to write Two weeks notice, five years imprisonment, three weeks holiday and so on. The apostrophe adds nothing. There is a problem when it comes to a holiday lasting one week. One weeks holiday looks strange, because we are not accustomed to seeing one followed by what looks like a plural, but I’m sure we could get used ...
good luck on/in your exam. in/on the list. The last one is especially important to me, as I have asked a number of native speakers, and each time I get a different answer. The only consensus seems to be the case where you say "on top of the list". Apart from that, some people will say that I should say "his name is in the list" whereas others ...
19. Apr. 2011 · There is a semantic difference between look/appear and seem: One should use look or appear when describing an observable condition - e.g.: Rhonda looks sad - the example implies that there is some observable state or behavior that supports the statement (Rhonda may have tears rolling down her cheeks, for example).
