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Slocawber Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Holiday(s)

Hello everybody.

What form would you use for the summer holiday(s)?

The singular Emotion: poolparty or the plural (holidays)?

Why would you choose one instead of the other?

Are 'vacation(s)' and 'holiday(s)' interchangeable?

Thank you.
  

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In American English, a vacation is a period of time (usually a week or more) when you are out of school or away from work. What are you going to do for summer vacation? A holiday is a special day to remember an event or person designated by the government.

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  • In American English, a vacation is a period of time (usually a week or more) when you are out of school or away from work.
  • What are you going to do for summer vacation?
  • A holiday is a special day to remember an event or person designated by the government.
  • (The word comes from "holy day," a special day celebrated by the church.
  • ) Banks, schools and official government offices are closed.
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In American English, a vacation is a period of time (usually a week or more) when you are out of school or away from work.
What are you going to do for summer vacation?

A holiday is a special day to remember an event or person designated by the government. (The word comes from "holy day," a special day celebrated by the church. ) Banks, schools and official gover
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slocawberAre 'vacation(s)' and 'holiday(s)' interchangeable?
See the last paragraph of the introduction here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday
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