Is Saturday a holiday?
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Is Saturday a holiday?
Can we say Saturday or Sunday is a holiday?
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Re: Is Saturday a holiday?
They are simply "the weekend."
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Re: Is Saturday a holiday?
This question is more of individuality than generalized. It depends on the way you see it and what type of work you do. Saturday may not be seen as holiday by some organization and self employed people, rather, they can call it week end.
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Kneehigh Gladiator Sandals|Cuisinart ss-700|Mossy Oak Seat Coverslexybam wrote:This question is more of individuality than generalized. It depends on the way you see it and what type of work you do. Saturday may not be seen as holiday by some organization and self employed people, rather, they can call it week end.
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Re: Is Saturday a holiday?
Both are weekends, so it's better to say them 'the weekends' or 'work-off days' rather than holidays, because 'holidays' are specially given leave days.
If your country has only Sunday as a work-off days then you can say the Saturday as a holiday.
If your country has only Sunday as a work-off days then you can say the Saturday as a holiday.
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Re: Is Saturday a holiday?
A holiday is a day when you don't work - you can take a holiday in the middle of the week, and somebody may say if you are ill "are you taking a holiday". Public holidays are when the country is generally not working, of course this excludes many emergency and service personnel and hotels and restaurants etc. In many countries people work on Saturdays. In Christian countries Sunday at least is a holiday, perhaps Saturday. In the UK a bank holiday is usually a Monday, which makes "a long weekend", and Catholics celebrate "holy days of obligation" in a religious way - but not all holy days are holidays, depending on the country and in Switzerland the canton too. School holidays are often 2 or 3 weeks.
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Re: Is Saturday a holiday?
Most people do not refer to weekends as holidays, but I have heard native English speakers call the weekends holidays because they do not have to work.sdluk wrote:Both are weekends, so it's better to say them 'the weekends' or 'work-off days' rather than holidays, because 'holidays' are specially given leave days.
If your country has only Sunday as a work-off days then you can say the Saturday as a holiday.
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I consider any holiday to be a time when I am able to go visit a great hotel such as the Las Vegas Mandalay Bay. If you go on vacation, then it is a holiday, if not, it is just a normal weekend, and not a holiday.angelical wrote:Most people do not refer to weekends as holidays, but I have heard native English speakers call the weekends holidays because they do not have to work.sdluk wrote:Both are weekends, so it's better to say them 'the weekends' or 'work-off days' rather than holidays, because 'holidays' are specially given leave days.
If your country has only Sunday as a work-off days then you can say the Saturday as a holiday.
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As my work days are exactly Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and also all countrywide days-off, while been asked "How was your weekend?" I usually answer: "Not bad. Just worked a little, for a change."
So, in my case, 'a weekend' will never match the definition of 'a holyday'. However, it may cause a misunderstanding.
But there is also a good point - during the weekdays I can devote myself to thinking over the problem and decorating forums with my meretricious soliloquies :)
So, in my case, 'a weekend' will never match the definition of 'a holyday'. However, it may cause a misunderstanding.
But there is also a good point - during the weekdays I can devote myself to thinking over the problem and decorating forums with my meretricious soliloquies :)
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Re: Is Saturday a holiday?
I also work on Weekends, so not Holidays at all for me.reindeer wrote:As my work days are exactly Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and also all countrywide days-off, while been asked "How was your weekend?" I usually answer: "Not bad. Just worked a little, for a change."
So, in my case, 'a weekend' will never match the definition of 'a holyday'. However, it may cause a misunderstanding.
But there is also a good point - during the weekdays I can devote myself to thinking over the problem and decorating forums with my meretricious soliloquies :)
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Are you involved in some kind of entertainment business?
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Must go now.
Nice to meet you Oriani.
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Greetings from Argentina
Nice to meet you Oriani.
Andrew
Greetings from Argentina
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Re: Is Saturday a holiday?
I work as a Teacher of English in Venezuela. But I also teach on Saturdays. My only day off is Sunday and I feel as if ti wasn't anyway.reindeer wrote:Must go now.
Nice to meet you Oriani.
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Greetings from Argentina
Greetings from Vzla.
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Have a nice day!
Greetings from Manaos.
Greetings from Manaos.
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Wow, I receive greetings from everywhere if it comes from you. Nice. Should I say greetings from Venezuela or somewhere else?reindeer wrote:Have a nice day!
Greetings from Manaos.
PS: I meant "it" instead of "ti" on my previous post.
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Manque traveller synthdrome. Greetings from Saint-Petersburg!
P.S. you shouldn't change anything
P.S. you shouldn't change anything
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I supposed so because of your S-pet below your Avatar =).reindeer wrote:Manque traveller synthdrome. Greetings from Saint-Petersburg!
P.S. you shouldn't change anything
So, you're Russian ... It sounds interesting to me ....