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Hans51 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

The meaning of 'What's on?'

Can I use 'what's on?' instead of 'What's up?', 'What's happening?' and 'What's new?' for the same meaning?

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.

  

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" but it's usually extended with a for -phrase to include the time period: What's on for tonight? What's on for tomorrow? What's on for the weekend?

  • " but it's usually extended with a for -phrase to include the time period: What's on for tonight?
  • What's on for tomorrow?
  • What's on for the weekend?
  • " is more often used to ask what program(s) are on television.
  • I think I'll stay home and watch TV tonight.
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Occasionally you'll hear that for "What's happening?" or "What have we got planned?" but it's usually extended with a for-phrase to include the time period: What's on for tonight? What's on for tomorrow? What's on for the weekend?

But "What's on?" is more often used to ask what program(s) are on television.

I think I'll stay home and watch TV tonight. Do you kno

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