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Yolandaprieto
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WHAT SHOULD I SAY?
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Is it correct to say "My last summer �s holidays" or it is better to say "my last summer holidays"?
I am preparing a text to upload I when I was about to send it, I wasn �t sure about the correct expression.
Thanks in advance
Yolanda |
13 Jun 2011
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treasure0911
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I �d go with �last summer holiday � since there is no belonging between holiday and summer. It is just a description.
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13 Jun 2011
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Yolandaprieto
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I know but there are exception with certain expressions of time and I don �t know if this is the case.
Yolanda |
13 Jun 2011
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libertybelle
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My last summer holiday is correct. (how many holidays did you have?)
In reality a holiday is a holy day and a vacation is time off from work.
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13 Jun 2011
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Yolandaprieto
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I am afraid that in American English you use vacation while in B.E they use holiday(s).
Is that correct?
Yolanda |
13 Jun 2011
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libertybelle
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It varies - Yolanda - I �ve heard them use both- just like in the states, but the original definition was holy day and vacation. Language changes.
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13 Jun 2011
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Bruna Dutra
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Lisa... maybe the British consider all days on their vacation time to be holy... hence the "holidays" expression!! 
Just kiddin �. But if you check the occurence of either one of them in The Guardian and in The NY Times, for example, you �ll see that the Brits usually refer to Holyday(s) when talking about some time off work or away.
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13 Jun 2011
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portugueseteacher
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My last Summer Holidays sounds definitely better.
BE is quite different from AmE.
My Summer vacation(AMe) or My Summer Holidays(BE) are both correct.
Holy day is more associated to a spiritual meaning though it has evoluted as liberty belle said.
Well.Despite the origins Holidays or Vacation time are great don �t you think?
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14 Jun 2011
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crisholm
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�My last summer holidays � - �summer � is a noun used in an adjective position, just as when you say �the car windows �. Hope it helps!
And look forward to your summer holidays! |
14 Jun 2011
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