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Can you say "I spend my holidays on a farm"? Doesn't this mean you were on the roof??
 
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No, it doesn't.

'I spend my holidays on a farm' is what we normally say.

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bridge78 said:
Can you say "I spend my holidays on a farm"? Doesn't this mean you were on the roof??
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"Farms" are large areas of land, not normally enclosed by a roof.
 
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If you said you spent the time "on a farmhouse", then it would be very confusing as it would sound like you spent time on the roof of the main farm building.
 
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