Liveinjapan  +  610113 Fri, 12 Dec 08 01:18 AM We're taking a vacation in June. Does 'vacation' mean one holiday or a period of holidays or both? Thanks. Liveinjapan Joined on Sun, Feb 4 2007 Osaka, Japan Senior Member 2,280 Please feel free to correct any words I wrote.LiJ

	Orpheus  +  610120 Fri, 12 Dec 08 01:38 AM By one holiday, do you mean one-day holiday? I think vacation here just means holiday so it could be of any length of time, we just couldn't tell how long from that sentence alone. Orpheus Joined on Tue, Jun 17 2003 Jakarta, Indonesia Regular Member 587 'Truth is Subjectivity' - Kierkegaard Sentences

	Liveinjapan  +  610125 Fri, 12 Dec 08 02:05 AM Thanks, Orpheus and Anon. I misunderstood it as that 'holiday' always means 'one-day holiday', but now it's clear.  Liveinjapan

	Grammar Geek  +  610167 Fri, 12 Dec 08 04:44 AM  Orpheus! It's so nice to see you! It's been ages. I believe that this use of "vacation" is a US use. You can have a mini-vacation of just a couple days or a nice long vacation of a few weeks.  Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,667 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Countries, France

	Orpheus  +  610187 Fri, 12 Dec 08 07:20 AM Hi Barb, it's good to see you as well. I come here from time to time actually; I just don't have much to add to your, and the other gurus', already great contributions Orpheus

	Liveinjapan  +  610870 Sun, 14 Dec 08 11:54 AM Thanks, YL. To me, 'holiday' sounds a bit more formal than 'vacation', but that might not be true. Liveinjapan