2009年1月22日 · On Christmas Eve. S. St. Nick Senior Member. English Jan 22, 2009 #3 "On Christmas Eve" is the only ...

2023年12月21日 · A possible explanation, if one is needed, (apart from the usual one: that's just the way we say it) is that we can regard the attributive use of Christmas, New Year's, etc., that …

2013年10月15日 · "On Friday, on Christmas Day, on 23rd May, on Friday morning". We use "at" with the time - "at 6:30, at midnight, at dinner time", a few irregular things - "at night, at the …

2016年11月17日 · I think in general, we use "on" to mean the exact day when a festival is celebrated and "at" to mean the general time around the festival, that is, from a couple of days …

2019年12月10日 · If I see someone two or three weeks before December 25 and I know I won't see them again before Christmas, I would probably say, Have a Merry/Happy Christmas! …

2011年8月6日 · As a transitive verb without the 'of', the literal meaning is still related to pregnancy: "She conceived a child", "He was conceived on Christmas Eve 1998". It can also …

2021年2月24日 · The natural thing to say is on a cold night — or any specific night or day: on that night, on the night before we left, on Christmas Eve, on the last day of term, on my birthday, …

2011年1月7日 · I would not say "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", but I might say, especially on Christmas Day, "Merry Christmas! And have a Happy New Year." "Happy New …

2009年3月24日 · Yes, dtv Atlas der deutschen Sprache (same as above: 1978/1994; p. 238) confirms that - that is, the Dutch and Low German words both obviously are cognates (I don't …

2011年2月17日 · "I did a lot of things in / at / on my Easter holiday last year"? I think "in" is the best alternative in this context but I'm not sure. Can you help me, please? Thanks.