I'm on (a) vacation.
(1) I'm on vacation.
(2) I'm on a vacation.
Is there any difference in connotation between these two sentences?
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(1) means I'm not at work because I have time off. (2) means I'm enjoying myself at a vacation spot I have chosen to visit during the time that I am on vacation. Usually, vacation means time away from work (as allowed by an employment agreement), and a vacation means a trip to somewhere interesting during vacation time.
- (1) means I'm not at work because I have time off.
- (2) means I'm enjoying myself at a vacation spot I have chosen to visit during the time that I am on vacation.
- Usually, vacation means time away from work (as allowed by an employment agreement), and a vacation means a trip to somewhere interesting during vacation time.
- CJ
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(1) means I'm not at work because I have time off.
(2) means I'm enjoying myself at a vacation spot I have chosen to visit during the time that I am on vacation.
Usually, vacation means time away from work (as allowed by an employment agreement), and a vacation means a trip to somewhere interesting during vacation time.
CJ
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