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Lagataw Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is this true? BrE vs AmE

I found this in the net.
It says:

At the weekend / at weekends (BrE)
On the weekend / on weekendds (AmE)
  

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I believe so. The American part is cerainly correct. CJ

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  • The American part is cerainly correct.
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I believe so. The American part is cerainly correct.

CJ
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I am a BrE speaker and I would always use "at". "on" feels alien to me.
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That's great!
coming from two reliable perspectives.

Thanks a lot guys!
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How about for holidays (when the word day is ommited)?

i.e. Christmas and Easter

Does the general convention still hold?

on Christmas/Easter (AmE)
at Christmas/Easter (BrE)
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American:

We're having a big dinner on Christmas/Easter.

It sounds right to me.

CJ
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Hi CJ,

Wow, I would never have guessed you'd say that! Emotion: surprise

Clive
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lagatawDoes the general convention still hold?

on Christmas/Easter (AmE)
at Christmas/Easter (BrE)
For my part, yes. I would only ever use the versions with "at".
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One last thing guys...

We watch CNN but we watch The BBC right?
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lagatawWe watch CNN but we watch The BBC right?
Often yes, except it's capitalised as "the BBC". However "watch BBC" is also possible.
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CliveWow, I would never have guessed you'd say that!
The big dinner? Or on Christmas? I admit I would add Day at least 95% of the time. Do you say at Christmas?

CJ
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