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    in/on your holidays...?

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    in/on your holidays...?

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    Which one of the following would be the correct sentence?
    - What did you do on your holidays?
    - What did you do in your holidays?

    I think "during" would fit as well but I would like to know which one of the above mentioned is the correct one. Thanks for helping me
    Author NadineCuisine (1130447) 23 Apr 17, 20:33
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    Es geht nur 'in'.

    What did you do on Monday and Tuesday - ja
    Aber: What did you do on your holidays - falsch
    #1AuthorBraunbärin (757733) 23 Apr 17, 21:46
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    Re #0.

    In or on your "holidays" (plural)? Neither one makes sense to me.

    Moreover, you need to decide what sort of "holiday" you are describing. We have holidays in AE, of course, but we also have vacations, which is a different concept.
    #2AuthorHappyWarrior (964133) 23 Apr 17, 23:01
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    Für britisches Englisch findest du in/on/over your holiday/s ...

    Eine Suche, die sich auf Schul-Websites in Großbritannien beschränkt, liefert dir alle Kombinationen:
    #3Author Raudona (255425) 23 Apr 17, 23:24
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    Like Happy Warrior said, it depends what type of holidays you're talking about: school holidays, bank holidays or a specific holiday (=time away from home). Here are the ways I can think to say this in BE:

    School holidays:
    What did you do during the holidays?
    What did you do over the holidays?

    Specific holiday:
    What did you do on holiday?
    What did you do do during your holiday?

    Bank holiday (weekend):
    What did you do over the (bank) holiday?

    I'm sure there are more possibilities.
    #4Author papousek (343122) 24 Apr 17, 19:00
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    Thank you all for your help, I appreciate it! I was thinking of school holidays (Easter)...
    #5Author NadineCuisine (1130447) 24 Apr 17, 21:41
     
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