Prepositions of time 2

I'll see her ___ the weekend.


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Tdol

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What's the difference? ;-)
 

RonBee

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The difference, apparently, is based on whether you are American or British.

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Tdol

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American English - ON
British English- AT, although 'on' is starting to be used here. ;-)
 

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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"
 

GingerJoe

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i am an english man....
i always use 'at'!
 

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i am an english man....
i always use 'at'!
If you are, as you say you are, a teacher of English, then you should know how to write correctly:

I'm an Englishman. I always use 'at'.
 

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not message . I am exploring different parts on your website. then I can use the forum. Thanks
 

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I choose "Either" because in AME it's "on" and in BrE "At"
 

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So teachers, what is the answer?
 
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