in my next holiday

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Katrina11

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Hi,

I know you say be/go on holiday/vacation. But which preposition is correct if I want to express the following:

In my next holiday I'd like to learn how to dive. Is IN possible here? Or would you still say ON?

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I would say "on".
 

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So IN my next holiday I'd like to .... would never be used?
 

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Not in AmE. "On my next vacation" or "during my next vacation" are possible.
 

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Not by me.
 

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Thank you!

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