Prepositions of time

**Tdol** · 09-Oct-2003, 00:21

Why?

**Casiopea** · 09-Oct-2003, 16:19

Me thinks that in terms of dates

"in" refers to a measurable extent, such as an hour, a year, etc.

Example: See you for Easter in 2004!

"on" refers to the surface of a calendar.

Example: See you on Easter Monday!

"at" refers to a general point in time, such as "Christmas", "Easter", etc.

Example: See you at Easter. (general point in time)

Compare

Example: See you on Easter Day. (specific day)

**Tdol** · 09-Oct-2003, 17:54

See you on Easter Island?

**Casiopea** · 10-Oct-2003, 15:09

Originally Posted by tdol

See you on Easter Island?

Yes. An island is considered a contained surface, so 'on' is used; A city, however, is considered to be contained within, so 'in' is used.

See you on Easter Island at Easter on Easter (day) in my Easter ears. :D

**Tdol** · 12-Oct-2003, 21:51

I'll be in my Easter bunny suit.

**rocos** · 26-Jun-2004, 16:59

Which is correct?

**Tdol** · 25-Oct-2004, 22:56

Use 'at'.

dodgerfan2002 · 08-Jan-2005, 21:48

I have a question

so should you say, on Christmas day? or at Christmas day?

**Tdol** · 22-Mar-2005, 04:40

On Christmas day
At Christmas = the general period

**cner01** · 16-Oct-2005, 08:03

depends, if you meant Easter day then it should be "on" . If you meant Easter season, it should be "in"

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