Lucy
We visited my uncle in Spain for our holidays. We stayed in a really expensive hotel on our last holidays. It was great. Why is 'holidays' used instead of 'holiday' in these two sentences? What is the specific difference between 'holidays' and 'holiday'?
5 lut 2024 00:20
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There isn't any difference. School breaks tend [in the UK] to be called 'holidays'; there are summer holidays, Christmas holidays, and also Easter holidays, in late March or early April. Adults have a holiday from work, take a holiday or go (somewhere) on holiday.
5 lutego 2024
Note that this use of ‘holidays’ is British English. In the US, ‘holidays’ generally refers to a time period. We use ‘vacation’ to describe the trip.
6 lutego 2024
a holiday = festival holidays = summer/ winter/spring holidays, meaning free weeks for schoolchildren
5 lutego 2024
I'd use HOLIDAY for a specific holiday: "My holiday in Jamaica was amazing." Or maybe for a general comment like, "I need a holiday!" If I didn't need to be specific, well, then I'd probably say HOLIDAYS. It covers a number of holidays, or a period of time such as the summer holiday/free time away from school etc. "The summer holidays are great!" probably refers to the time you are free and COULD go ON HOLIDAY if you want. Or you could just sit in your garden! BUT be careful, because "The summer holidays" could be a plural, as in - The summer holidays we have in Greece are wonderful. We go for a two-week holiday every July. Confusing? Yes, it can be. So, if in doubt, ASK someone to clarify what they mean. Have a look at this > "During the summer holidays I go on holiday!" (one holiday). > During the summer holidays I go on holidays!" (more than one holiday)
5 lutego 2024
Oh, you can usethem interchangeably in this type of context.
5 lutego 2024
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