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#2 (permalink) Fri Jul 20, 2007 15:00 pm article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'? |
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| 'Have a nice holiday' is the commonly used expression. Grammatically, it's either 'a holiday' (singular) or 'holidays' (plural). The indefinite article can only be used with singular count nouns. |
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Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 2826 Location: Madrid, Spain
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#3 (permalink) Fri Jul 20, 2007 17:15 pm article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'? |
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In the United States, a holiday is a specific date on the calendar (EG Christmas Day, Easter, Halloween, etc.).
Some offices/companies also refer to personal days off as "personal holidays" or some such term.
When we go somewhere to have fun, we call it a vacation.
Tom: Are you going on vacation this summer? Jamie: Yes, we're going to spend two weeks in Miami.
Tom: What are you doing for the Martin Luther King holiday? Jamie: I think I'll stay home and catch up on sleep. _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
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#4 (permalink) Fri Jul 20, 2007 21:11 pm article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'? |
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thanks :) _________________ Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde
Michal. I'm an english student :-) |
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Michauek I'm here quite often ;-)

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