[Grammar] Stay up late on holiday nights

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Steve.nabi

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Are the following sentences correct ?

1. I sleep early at night except holiday nights

or

2. I don't sleep late, but break the routine on holiday nights and stay up late.


Thank you so much
 
I would use "go to bed" in place of "sleep" in both examples.
 
In your second sentence, "sleep late" doesn't really work. It usually means to stay in bed longer than usual.

Normally I get up at 7am but on Saturdays I sleep late and get up around 9.
 
thank you dear bhaisahab

so you mean the following sentence is grammatically correct ? Is there any other alternative you may suggest to me ?

I go to bed early at night except holiday nights

thanks
 
It would be better with "on holiday nights". I recommend using Piscean's suggestions, though.
 
thank you dear Piscean

I'm so Sorry probably my question was not clear enough. I meant that I want to say "I stay up late when the next day is a holiday ".

again thank you for your previous helpful answer
 
Actually there seems to be a logical error. People are more likely to stay up late on nights before a holiday. For example, Sunday is a holiday, but you go to bed early because you have to work on Monday.
"I go to bed early except when the next day is a holiday."
"I go to bed early except when I'm on holidays."

Crossposted: It seems the point has been taken.
 
Thank you​, [STRIKE]dear[/STRIKE] bhaisahab.

So do you mean the following sentence is grammatically correct? Is there any other alternative you may suggest to me?

I go to bed early at night except holiday nights.

Thanks.

Thank you, [STRIKE]dear[/STRIKE] Piscean.

I'm so sorry. Probably my question was not clear enough. I meant that I want to say "I stay up late when the next day is a holiday".

Again, thank you for your previous helpful answer.

See above. You must learn to use correct capitalisation and punctuation.
 
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