Vacation/holiday

[jkl]

Would you please help me with problem? Thank you.


If I take a day off from my work am I supposed say:

I have a vacation day.

Or

I have a holiday.

Which one is appropiate?

[jamiep]

This is a British/American English difference. In Britain you would take a day's holiday in the US, you'd take a vacation.

The word "holiday" tends to be a national event such as Thanksgiving in the US, while "vacation" isn't in common use at all in Britain.

[David L.]

In the work situation, and taking some or all of one's annual leave, a person would say, "I'll be on holiday till..." if paid a wage, but a person on a salary would say, "I'll be on leave till..."
A person on a salary taking a day off would refer to it as "taking a leave day". I am unsure how a person on a wage would phrase it; but be aware, whether salary or wage, a person taking the day off and reporting in ill when they are not - they just want a day off - would refer to it privately (NOT to their employer) - as 'taking a sickie'.
If you are asking in connection with your own work situation, why not say/write, that you wish to take a day of your annual holidays to attend a funeral/wedding/child is sick - whatever the legitimate reason is.