ON or AT Christmas, New Year, Halloween, etc.?
Hello!
Could you help me, please, with prepositions?
Which preposition do we have to use in front of holiday names (time sense)?
As far as I know we use 'at' in front of the name only, and 'on' - if we have the word 'day' after:
AT Christmas but ON Christmas day
AT New Year but ON New Year day
Am I right?
Thank you!
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Maria D As far as I know we use 'at' in front of the name only, and 'on' - if we have the word 'day' after: Right. "At" makes the holiday name into the season and not the day. "On Christmas" is the same as "on Christmas Day".
- Maria D As far as I know we use 'at' in front of the name only, and 'on' - if we have the word 'day' after: Right.
- "At" makes the holiday name into the season and not the day.
- "On Christmas" is the same as "on Christmas Day".
- "At Christmas" is the same as "at Christmastime".
- Maria D AT Christmas but ON Christmas day Yes, but in the US, you don't hear "at Christmas" much.
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Maria DAs far as I know we use 'at' in front of the name only, and 'on' - if we have the word 'day' after:
Right. "At" makes the holiday name into the season and not the day. "On Christmas" is the same as "on Christmas Day". "At Christmas" is the same as "at Christmastime".
Maria DAT Christmas but ON Christmas day
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