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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

AT the weekend!?

Hi every one;

In a book we learned:
For a day we use ON : on Friday
For a period we use IN : in September
For a time we use AT : at 10 o'clock

Now the question is why we use "at the weekend"? According to above law, we should have used "in the weekend" OR on worst situation "on the weekend" Emotion: big smile. So why "at the weekend"?

Thanks
  

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Both at the weekend and on the weekend are acceptable, I believe. The former sounds rather awkward to me, so I always say on . However, at is the only choice in at the end of the week .

— RandomGuy

  • Both at the weekend and on the weekend are acceptable, I believe.
  • The former sounds rather awkward to me, so I always say on .
  • However, at is the only choice in at the end of the week .
  • I don't hear in the weekend very often, but that isn't to say it's wrong.
  • Rules concerning prepositions go only so far (as in your book references) until it's just a matter of what is most common where you live or what sounds best to you.
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Both at the weekend and on the weekend are acceptable, I believe. The former sounds rather awkward to me, so I always say on. However, at is the only choice in at the end of the week.

I don't hear in the weekend very often, but that isn't to say it's wrong. Rules concerning prepositions go only so far (as in your book references) until it's
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But since it's a period of time, a period of two days, shouldn't we use "in the weekend" ?
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AnonymousBut since it's a period of time, a period of two days, shouldn't we use "in the weekend" ?
Beware of idiomatic usage when you study English.
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AnonymousBut since it's a period of time, a period of two days, shouldn't we use "in the weekend" ?
Unfortunately, English grammar isn't all about rigid rules. I wish it were so!
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In American usage, "on the weekend" is the idiomatic collocation. At - may be a British variance.
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