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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

On/at Christmas

Which is correct and why, "The film is releasing on/at Christmas"?

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Thanks There are several problems in your sentence. If Christmas is 3 months from now, it is the future, so 'will' is required. A film cannot released itself.

— Ewizard

  • Thanks There are several problems in your sentence.
  • If Christmas is 3 months from now, it is the future, so 'will' is required.
  • A film cannot released itself.
  • Therefore, it is only correct to say " The film will be released [ on Christmas day] / [during Christmas holidays].
  • Passive form is required.
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fatimah0786 Which is correct and why, "The film is releasing on/at Christmas"?Thanks
There are several problems in your sentence. If Christmas is 3 months from now, it is the future, so 'will' is required. A film cannot released itself. Therefore, it is only correct to say " The film will be released [on Christmas day
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Active voice MGM is releasing the film at Christmas.

Passive voice The film is being released (by MGM) at Christmas.


Such prepositions can be quite idiomatic.
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Thanks for answering.In this video, the lady used the sentence, "The film is releasing next month". Here is the link:
Watch at 12:40
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The sentence is not standard English.
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That sounds like some sort of Indian accent. Maybe such constructions are common in Indian English.

However, as Ewizard said, in standard English a film or a movie can't really release itself.

You could say: The film is coming out next month.
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