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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.

  
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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".
  
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Sally2008  #339277  Wed, 14 Mar 07 05:40 PM

Thank you Philip Smile [:)]

  
Alternaria  #339282  Wed, 14 Mar 07 05:49 PM
Is "easter is coming" also possible?
  
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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.

  
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Sally2008  #339304  Wed, 14 Mar 07 06:53 PM
Thank you Smile [:)]
  
Anonymous  #339761  Fri, 16 Mar 07 01:09 AM
How about 'Easter is coming near.'?
  
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".
  
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Grammar Geek  #339937  Fri, 16 Mar 07 01:37 PM
Or the converse: It's getting close to Easter.
  
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