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What is the meaning of Chrismas half times in the follwing sentence:

... you're the ones who turned thanskgiving into christmas half times
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Default Re: Christmas half times

I'm not a teacher, but I'll tell you what I gather:

Halftime: an intermission between halves of a game or contest (as in football or basketball).

So,
... you're the ones who turned thanskgiving into christmas half times
could be:
... you're the ones who turned thanskgiving into intermissions between one Christmas time and the following one.

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What is the meaning of Chrismas half times in the follwing sentence:

... you're the ones who turned thanskgiving into christmas half times
This sentence makes no sense. Where did you find it?
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Thanks! So it's a form of criticism that " they" are underestimating Christmas... ?
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Thanks! So it's a form of criticism that " they" are underestimating Christmas... ?
It is a comment that Thanksgiving is being reduced from being a major festival in its own right to an intermission between one Christmas and the next Christmas.

I agree with 2006 - it is a very odd sentence and it would be good to have the context.
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