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That's what I'd like at Christmas VERSUS That's what I'd like for Christmas



 
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That's what I'd like at Christmas VERSUS That's what I'd like for Christmas #1 (permalink) Thu May 26, 2005 15:20 pm   That's what I'd like at Christmas VERSUS That's what I'd like for Christmas
 

Anyone can tell me the difference between "That's what I'd like at Christmas and "That's what I 'd like for Christmas"?

A confused person by these two sentence.
Please help me!
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At/for #2 (permalink) Thu May 26, 2005 18:58 pm   At/for
 

At Christmas refers to the time/the festival. For Christmas refers to a present for Christmas.
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