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article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'? #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:58 am   article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'?
 

i'm not sure that it is correct

Have a nice holidays (holidays as a plural noun or singular)??
or have nice holidays ?

it seems terribly confusing to me :|
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article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'? #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 20, 2007 15:00 pm   article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'?
 

'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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article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'? #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 20, 2007 17:15 pm   article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'?
 

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.
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article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'? #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 20, 2007 21:11 pm   article + adjective e.g. 'have nice holidays' or 'have a nice holidays'?
 

thanks :)
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