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Bookmark or Share- at / on New Year's Eve - WordReference ForumsSí, la razón por eso es que, cuando digamos "at Christmas" o "at Easter" no hablamos del día sino la temporada, las fiestas. Por ejemplo - I'm going to see him at Christmas (durante esa semana pero no se sabe si será el día del 25) y I'm going to see him on Christmas day (sí o sí será el 25 de diciembre)
- at new year / on new year's eve | WordReference ForumsIn fact "at New Year" is definitely wrong, because,unlike Christmas, we always say "THE New Year", (except when there's an adjective in front - "Happy New Year") And "on New Year's Eve" because it's one day. Michael Swan, 'Practical English Usage', numeral 82 number 4 states that we use 'at' to talk about the whole of the holidays at Christmas ...
- "Come in central " meaning | WordReference ForumsHi, I heard a podcast in which a policeman saying "I hate working on Christmas Eve! Whoa! Get a load of thisguy! Come in central, I think we’ve got ourselves a situation here." I have no ideas what the blue part means. Thanks in advance!
- At Christmas Eve/ In Christmas Eve / On Christmas EveSenior Member. English. Jan 22, 2009. #3. "On Christmas Eve" is the only choice that sounds correct to me. We sometimes say, "at Christmas," but that means 'during the Christmas holidays' or 'at Christmastime.'. Z.
- Do you still say "Good evening" after twelve midnight?As a student I attended midnight mass (the 11.30 pm Christmas Eve religious service). The wife of my college principal was there and as we left the church she invited me and my wife to "lunch tomorrow". We interpreted this as Christmas Day lunch but realised much later that she had meant Boxing Day lunch (December 26).
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