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- From: jmb@ukc.ac.uk (J.M.Bremner)
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- Subject: Re: Banned: ``Happy Holidays'' [sic]
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- Date: 30 Dec 92 22:35:36 GMT
- References: <20193.2b37277f@ul.ie> <1992Dec30.130442.22474@rdg.dec.com> <1992Dec30.210833.7337@netcom.com>
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- In article <1992Dec30.210833.7337@netcom.com> sue@netcom.com (Sue Miller) writes:
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- >The dictionaries I consulted gave "a day off work" as the first meaning
- >for holiday. Given this, 'Happy holidays' sounds pretty generic to me,
-
- Ah, but . . . "holidays", in British English, means what you might
- prefer to call a vacation. So "happy holidays" sounds pretty silly to
- me, since I'm not planning to go on holiday till next summer. However,
- if you insist, I'll be happy to regard any "happy holidays" wishes sent
- my way as a pleasing transatlantic eccentricity, but should like to
- point out that there's no need to stick to Christmas and New Year. Here
- are some other possibilities:
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- 4th January Bank Holiday in Scotland (I'm guessing here)
- 9th April Good Friday
- 12th April Easter Monday
- 3rd May May Day Bank Holiday
- 31st May Spring Bank Holiday
-
- At this point my university diary gives up, but there's a Late Summer
- Bank Holiday to come (30th August).
-
- Happy New Year?
-