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What's the difference?
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The difference, apparently, is based on whether you are American or British.

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American English - ON
British English- AT, although 'on' is starting to be used here.
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that means tdol is in England right now?
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i live in US so it's definitely true that people here would say "on" the weekend"
"at" a location as in "at school" "at church"
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