• Pregnenolone@lemmy.world
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    4 天前

    Holiday implies a public holiday, as in people get the day off from work and school. Otherwise I wouldn’t call it a holiday.

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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      Woildn’t the fact that the phrase “public holiday” is widely used imply the exact opposite of what you said?

      • Pregnenolone@lemmy.world
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        What does holiday mean if not to take a break?

        Okay, I looked this up. It’s mostly used in Australia and UK to mean a day off from work. In America you use it to mean celebration.

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      Yeah I suppose, I guess I consider it a holiday myself simply because it’s a day that I celebrate