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MustAsk Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

At/in/on the holidays

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Is there a difference in meaning when the preposition is changed?

Meet someone at the holidays.
Meet someone on the holidays.
Meet someone in the holidays.

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This one potentially has different answers in BrE and AmE. g. on the beach, on a cruise ship, or whatever.

— GPY

  • This one potentially has different answers in BrE and AmE.
  • g.
  • on the beach, on a cruise ship, or whatever.
  • meet someone in/during the holidays This means that you meet them (anywhere) during a holiday period (a period when you are off school or work, most likely a time that people traditionally take holidays, which in the UK is Christmas / New Year, the summer, and possibly Easter).
  • I would never say "on the holidays" or "at the holidays".
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This one potentially has different answers in BrE and AmE. In BrE I would say:

meet someone on holiday
This means that you meet them at the place where you are taking your holiday, e.g. on the beach, on a cruise ship, or whatever.

meet someone in/during the holidays
This means that you meet them (anywhere) during a holiday period (a period when you are off s
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