Can you say "I spend my holidays on a farm"? Doesn't this mean you were on the roof??
B bridge78 Junior Member Joined Nov 9, 2012 Member Type Native Language Dutch Home Country Netherlands Current Location Netherlands Nov 11, 2012 #1 Can you say "I spend my holidays on a farm"? Doesn't this mean you were on the roof??
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Nov 11, 2012 #2 No, it doesn't. 'I spend my holidays on a farm' is what we normally say. Rover
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 11, 2012 #3 bridge78 said: Can you say "I spend my holidays on a farm"? Doesn't this mean you were on the roof?? Click to expand... "Farms" are large areas of land, not normally enclosed by a roof.
bridge78 said: Can you say "I spend my holidays on a farm"? Doesn't this mean you were on the roof?? Click to expand... "Farms" are large areas of land, not normally enclosed by a roof.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Nov 11, 2012 #4 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.
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.