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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.
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.
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 ...
Dec 10, 2019 · I definitely would not include "in advance" in the greeting. If I see someone two or three weeks before December 25 and I know I won't see them again before Christmas, I would probably say, Have a Merry/Happy Christmas!Please note that as this is a language forum and as "some1" is not a word, you need to write the whole word, someone.
May 23, 2015 · New York City. English - US. May 23, 2015. #3. In AE, generally speaking, there is no definite article before the name of a holiday. Offhand, the only exception I can think of is Independence Day, which is also known as the Fourth of July (that's the date on which it falls) and the latter (but only the latter) does use the definite article.
Dec 29, 2008 · I hope you spent a happy Christmas. or. I hope you have spent a happy Christmas. If you use the verb 'spent', then I expect you to follow it with a location. 'Spend' is often used to refer to a specific amount of time, and when coupled with holidays or vacations, can include a location, too. I read your sentence, and I expect something like: "I ...
Nov 7, 2017 · British English (Sussex) Nov 8, 2017. #15. The dictionary must have used that example to show that "near" can be used for time as well as distance. "The holiday is near" is a correct and acceptable English sentence, but it's difficult to think of a context where it would be idiomatic. In speech it's very unlikely.
Typically Christmas, New Years and Independence Day are referred to as a holidays. Festivals can occur on those days but usually they are more of an event. For example "Youngstown Summer Day Festival" (which could be held the weekend of the 4th of July/Independence Day" or "Downtown Rochester Winter Festival" (occurring during the week of Christmas or New Years.)
Jan 11, 2017 · Jan 11, 2017. #2. In the sentence as it stands: "When I was young, my family moved to Shanghai ___ the winter holiday" I'd go for "during". Of the others, "in" would work but not "on". You can say "We went to Shanghai on holiday" but not ".. on the winter holiday ". At the risk of complicating the issue unnecessarily, you could also have ...
Sep 21, 2012 · Sep 26, 2012. #4. Elwintee said: No. Unless the type of holiday is specified (Easter, Christmas etc) the word is not captalized. Just to be clear, we (a least American newspapers) do not capitalize the word "holiday." We only capitalize the name of the holiday, e.g., "We went to Japan for the Christmas holidays."
