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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

holiday , vacation and off

Hello everyone. What is the interference between holiday , vacation and off ?
Can anyone have a vacation without travelling?
or you call it a vacation just if he spend his time by traveling somewhere?
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sunny123 What is the difference between holiday , vacation and time off ? 'Time off' is generally shorter, more irregular and more spontaneous. sunny123 Can anyone have a vacation without travelling?

— Mister Micawber

  • sunny123 What is the difference between holiday , vacation and time off ?
  • 'Time off' is generally shorter, more irregular and more spontaneous.
  • sunny123 Can anyone have a vacation without travelling?
  • Yes.
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sunny123 What is the difference between holiday , vacation and time off ?
'Time off' is generally shorter, more irregular and more spontaneous.
sunny123Can anyone have a vacation without travelling?
Yes.
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Thank you Mister Micawber .
1. However you mean "holidays" and "vacations" are different or they have the same meaning. Some people say holdiays and vacations mean the same just vacation is American and holiday is British. Are these people right? or you think that holidays and vacations have different meanings?
2. Do American people use the word "holiday" at all ? or it is just used in Br
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sunny123 you think that holidays and vacations have different meanings?
No, I don't, though individual speakers may have different ideas in their heads.
sunny1232. Do American people use the word "holiday" at all ?
Sure.
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sunny123Some people say holdiays and vacations mean the same just vacation is American and holiday is British. Are these people right?
Yes.

The word "holiday/s" is used in American English to refer to public holidays. It is used in British English to refer to what Americans call a "vacation".
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