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So is the problem that you're finding 'THE' year. The 'the' in December is the last month of the year can happen in two ways. It can happen if part is specified (definite) but the whole is unspecified, but universal. So we

Hi Lucille! I'm Annalisa (15 years old) and I'm italian. I'd like to chat with you cause I wanna improve my english too And maybe you could teach a little of spanish; it's almost like italian I think. I've been in Spain many

Hi forumers, I've been searching up and down for an answer to this. But couldn't hence I resorted to a forum. I believe I could get quite an accurate answer here. I was talking a friend the other day, about the things that the government

Retailers might consider the "holiday season" to begin at Thanksgiving Or Halloween. I know that the music that comes from the ceiling at Walgreen's Drug Stores here in California changes to Christmas music at midnight on Halloween.

I think it depends on context. Retailers might consider the "holiday season" to begin at Thanksgiving -- certainly that's the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.

I see. So Thanksgiving is excluded.

I would not necessarily understand it to include Thanksgiving. I would take "holiday season" to mean approximately from December 10 through January 10 at the latest -- more narrowly, from December 24 through January 1. CJ

Does the "Holiday Season" in the US only refer to the period starting from Thanksgiving to New Year? Please advise, Thanks.

I am on vacation = AmE usage I am on holiday s = BRE usage Plural makes more sense if it's an extended time off from work. If it's single, it'd mean one day. Department stores are operating on holiday schedules during