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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

holiday or vacation

What is the difference?
She spent her holidays there.
She spent her vacations there.
  

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One difference is regional: in the UK we tend to use the word "holiday" more than "vacation". In the US I think it is the other way round.

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  • One difference is regional: in the UK we tend to use the word "holiday" more than "vacation".
  • In the US I think it is the other way round.
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One difference is regional: in the UK we tend to use the word "holiday" more than "vacation". In the US I think it is the other way round.
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GPYOne difference is regional: in the UK we tend to use the word "holiday" more than "vacation". In the US I think it is the other way round.
Yes. The word vacation is rarely if ever, used in the UK.
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