24/08/2021
Howdy, howdy? You cannot imagine how much we’ll learn with these two words today. So, keep reading our post
🇬🇧🏖HOLIDAYS is mostly used in British English to describe a period of time when you are not at school or work, or time you spend travelling or resting away from home.
🇺🇸🏖VACATION is the word Americans use to describe the same thing.
Till this point, things are easy.😎 Unfortunately, here is where everything gets a little more complicated.
🇺🇸The thing is that HOLIDAY is also used in American English, but it refers to a PUBLIC HOLIDAY. That is to say a single day when banks, businesses and schools are close. For instance, Independence Day or Labour Day are public holidays.
🇺🇸While the word ‘HOLIDAYS’ is used in America as well but it refers to the period between November and early January that includes Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. 🌠
🇬🇧Now things get really messy because in British English the word VACATION is also used. It means that universities are officially closed for the students.
Crazy things, right? 🤯I’ve told you you’d learn a lot just from these two words.
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