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From: Lynne (Remer) Schwartz - remr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [etni] fw: "on" Succot?
You must be British as Americans say 'on' the weekend, but might say 'at'
Christmas. Any day or date would take 'on', even if the day were a two day
event. .
Leah (Lynne) Schwartz Moshav Hemed 50295 972-3-9606522, fax: 9606377 Cell: 972-54-4701062, 972-52-6703323 remr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am certainly no grammar expert but this is my feeling.
We all know that "on" is used for a particular day so I have never used it for Succot or Hanuka (for these I would use "at" as they are periods of time like "at the weekend") . It sounds more correct to use "on" only for those holidays that are particular days like "on Yom Haatzmaut" as they say back home "on Christmas day/New Year's Eve". There is a bit of a problem with the Jewish holidays as even if we have them for 24 hours they always start the evening before but I still have no problem with "on Yom Kippur".
Judi G.
We usually say "On Sukkot..." or "On Chanukah.."...... when ,if ever, can
you say,
"At Chanukah..."
PLease help solve a "friendly" debate
jesg
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