Over The WeekEnd

[raylearnenglish]

Please let me know, the difference between the following statements:

1. I will call you over the weekend.

2. I will call you during the weekend.

3. I will call you at the weekend.

Thanks!

[JohnParis]

There isn't a great difference between these three sentences. Basically, they all mean the same thing. I've heard N°3 said more in the UK than America, and some may say that "at the weekend" could be taken to mean at the beginning of the weekend (e.g. Friday evening).

[TheParser]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


I think that if you are speaking with an American and telling him/her to expect a

telephone call sometime during the weekend, it would be helpful to say:

I will call you on the weekend.

(Americans find "at" rather strange. The American and British use of prepositions

is not always the same. For example, I was astonished to learn that our British friends say

"I live in Maple Street," rather than on.)

[shannico]

And in this case It would be mostly on Maple Street in Irish English too...