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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

In sale and On sale

how are they different in sale and on sale?
Do they different uses or connotations?

especially when you ask a question about the amount of periodic time, how are these two different?

How long is this in sale?

How long is this on sale?
  

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Anonymous how are they different in sale and on sale? 'In sale' is incorrect. 'On sale' = at a discount 'For sale' = available for purchase.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous how are they different in sale and on sale?
  • 'In sale' is incorrect.
  • 'On sale' = at a discount 'For sale' = available for purchase.
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Anonymoushow are they different in sale and on sale?
'In sale' is incorrect.

'On sale' = at a discount
'For sale' = available for purchase.
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'On sale' in BrE normally means that the goods are available for purchase.
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I think in BrE it's also possible to buy something in a sale.
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ozzourtiI think in BrE it's also possible to buy something in a sale.
Yes, and also at a sale in the US.
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ozzourtiI think in BrE it's also possible to buy something in a sale.
Yes, though that is more likely to be in a sale in one particular shop. Other shops will not be holding sales.

When the sales season come around, we normally buy things in the sales.
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fivejedjonWhen the sales season come around, we normally buy things in the sales.
Thanks, I forgot to mention that one.
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fivejedjonwe normally buy things in the sales.
So, just to be sure, in the sales (BrE) = on sale (AmE) = at a discount?
For instance, "A: Hey, nice shoes! - B: They're in the sales at xyz". Is that how you would say it in BrE?

Thank you
H.
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