Easter is near or easter is soon?

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	Sally2008  #339248  Wed, 14 Mar 07 04:33 PM Hi, Could please tell me how we could say that soon is easter and holiday? "Easter is near or easter is soon". Thank you.    Sally2008 Joined on Mon, Mar 5 2007 Junior Member (52)

	Philip  #339258  Wed, 14 Mar 07 05:12 PM  Sally2008 wrote: Hi, Could please tell me how we could say that soon is easter and holiday? "Easter is near or easter is soon". Thank you. Either is o.k. , speaking informally.  If they don't sound good to you [and they don't sound good to me], you might try, "We'll be celebrating Easter very soon".    Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 USA Pacific Northwest (Seattle) Veteran Member (5,956) At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Sally2008  #339277  Wed, 14 Mar 07 05:40 PM Thank you Philip    Sally2008

	Alternaria  #339282  Wed, 14 Mar 07 05:49 PM Is "easter is coming" also possible?    Alternaria Joined on Sun, Mar 11 2007 Russia, Moscow New Member (18) My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am

	Grammar Geek  #339285  Wed, 14 Mar 07 05:53 PM Yes, in fact "Easter is coming" is what I was going to suggest as an alternative.    Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Pennsylvania, USA Veteran Member (15,288) Barbara, who answers in American English.

	Sally2008  #339304  Wed, 14 Mar 07 06:53 PM Thank you    Sally2008

	Anonymous  #339761  Fri, 16 Mar 07 01:09 AM How about 'Easter is coming near.'?    Anonymous

	Yankee  #339926  Fri, 16 Mar 07 12:27 PM No, I wouldn't say that, but you could say "Easter is drawing near".  That sounds fairly formal, though.  You could also say "Easter is getting close".    Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Senior Member (4,102) Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Grammar Geek  #339937  Fri, 16 Mar 07 01:37 PM Or the converse: It's getting close to Easter.    Grammar Geek