at (the) weekends ?

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10this one is really stupid but it's been bothering me for some time:12br
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10I study at weekends. OR12br
10I study at the weekends. ?12br
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0 I'm even more confused.. so which one is always correct? "at weekends" ?0-

0 You need a Brit. As Philip said, in the U.S., you can say either 01i00on the weekends02i00, or 01i00on 02i00weekends, with little difference in meaning. 0-

0 Ok then. Although I always thought that 'at' is the right preposition here.0-

0 That's why I said you need a Brit. I don't have the hang of their usage on this. They do use "at." 0-

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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10That's why I said you need a Brit. I don't have the hang of their usage on this. They do use "at."12blockquote

10Where is 01b00Sir Pedantic? 05002b010id2

0If you read a lot of ELT coursebooks you'll find that 01i01b00Standard UK English02b02i00 uses either 01font01b00at the weekend02b02font00 (meaning a single weekend) and 01b01font00at weekends02font02b00 (meaning every weekend); 02br

0 Thanks a lot. Now I get it.0-

Grammar GeekAs Philip said, in the U.S., you can say either on the weekends, or on weekends, with little difference in meaning.

Hi,

May I ask what is the difference between "on weekends" and "on the weekends"?

I consulted some dicitionaries, but none of them expound the difference.
Please kindly shed some light.

Hi,

May I ask what is the difference between "on weekends" and "on the weekends"?

As noted already, there is often no difference intended. However, here are a couple of comments on nuances.

"on the weekends" Suggests all weekends, or at least most of them.

"on weekends" Possibly just some weekends. The context would often make it c