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Old 19-Sep-2003, 22:38
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The rule is that you can say one or the other but you can't say both (at least not at the same time).

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'At' is much more common than 'on' in BE.
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'At' is much more common than 'on' in BE.
In AE it's the reverse.
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'At' is much more common than 'on' in BE.
Well, just for your information, some British English teacher told me otherwise, he said the other way round. ' On ' is more acceptable to British.
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Google UK pages:
on the weekend 13,700
at the weekend 58,300

It seems that 'at' is the more common form in the UK.
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Here's something funny:

For BE speakers, the weekend is at the end of the week, and hence the use of the preposition "at".

For NAE speakers, the weekend is the last two days on the calendar, and hence the use of the preposition "on".

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Thanks for that, Casiopea- I had no idea why we used these prepositions.
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Here's something funny:

For BE speakers, the weekend is at the end of the week, and hence the use of the preposition "at".

For NAE speakers, the weekend is the last two days on the calendar, and hence the use of the preposition "on".

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NAE = Native American English?

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Yuppers.

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