Mark Skype Teacher Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hi all, Was speaking on skype to a student and I said this term 'I had 11 weeks of holiday per year when I worked in France'.I'm wondering if it would be correct to say 'holiday' or 'holidays' in a structure like this. As a native speaker and grammarian, I'd always say 'holiday' here. Just sounds better and correct. Would anyone have an explanation on this? Of course, I'd use 'holiday' in a structure like this 'I'm on holiday nextweek' and 'holidays' in this: 'I had 3 holidays last year'. Any input much appreciated. Have a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmckee1985 Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I think the way you put it is the correct way. Though I'm sure you could use it both ways and noone would really notice or care. As far as what tne technically correct way to say it is, I have no idea. But if I were going on a long holiday I would say it the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbonner Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I think it should be 11 week of holidays, because 11 week is just the number and holidays is the main word, anyways this is not really a big deal and as our friend said in his reply that no one will notice or cares lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missbookworm Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 He's talking about the whole year, not just only one holiday. 11 weeks is the total number of holidays he gets per year. So the correct answer would be, 11 weeks of holidays. I hope I have been of help to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Skype Teacher Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Thanks for the responses to all. Yes in real life no one cares but an examiner for an English exam probably will care. Whilst they may be both correct, as a native, I still think '11 weeks of holiday' sounds better. Have a good day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimzi Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Thanks for the responses to all. Yes in real life no one cares but an examiner for an English exam probably will care. Whilst they may be both correct, as a native, I still think '11 weeks of holiday' sounds better. Have a good day!I agree with you. I think if you replaced holiday or holidays with "vacation", you would say "11 weeks of vacation," and not "11 weeks of vacations". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverserewind Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 I'd rather suggest using an 11-week vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
宇崎ちゃん Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 11 weeks of holiday. Sounds like a lot of holidays. "11 weeks of holidays" is wrong, you can't use a 'double S' in English. Same as "lambs are delicious food", not "lambs are delicious foods". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesaJohnson Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 I think it should be "11 weeks of holiday", it sounds correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I think 11 weeks of holiday is the correct one. "Holidays" doesn't sound so correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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