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When do you play the piano? Dear Friends, Could you please tell me whether all these answers are acceptable (maybe, not very idiomatic, but at least can be used): When do you play the piano? A. I play the piano at 7 every day. B. I play the piano on Mondays. C. I play the piano at the weekend. D. I play the piano on holiday. E. I play the piano during summer vacation. Thank you!
Dec 16, 2019 1:20 AM
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US English: C. I play the piano ON the weekend. D. I play the piano on HOLIDAYS. UK English uses “on holiday”
December 16, 2019
They're all correct, but C and D are specific to British English. British English can use 'at the weekend' or 'at weekends' to talk about things that happen on Saturdays and Sundays, so C is correct in BrE. American English speakers only use 'on' with 'weekend/weekends', which is why you have received supposed corrections from people who presumed this was wrong. D is also correct. 'On holiday' is equivalent to the AmE phrase 'on vacation'. For example, if you spend two weeks in the countryside or by the sea every summer and this is the time when you play the piano, you can certainly say 'I play the piano on holiday'. NB If you're in doubt about whether to use a British or American English phrasing in an international context, it's probably better to use an American one. We're all familiar with AmE from mass media and technology.
December 16, 2019
Do not play piano.
December 16, 2019
Thank you, Francesca Monn! So all the answers (A to E) Can they be acceptable if the question is 'When do you play the piano?', right?
December 16, 2019
C would be more correct as, "I play the piano on the weekend". The others are all perfect.
December 16, 2019
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