Question
1. We'll be home for Christmas.
2. We'll be home on Christmas.
3. What would you like to do for Christmas?
4. What would you like to do on Christmas?
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Thank you for your help.
What is the difference in the use of the prepositions, for and on?
2. We'll be home on Christmas.
3. What would you like to do for Christmas?
4. What would you like to do on Christmas?
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Thank you for your help.
What is the difference in the use of the prepositions, for and on?
Answers
Reed
"for Christmas" is a bit vaguer. The holiday may include Christmas Eve, and/or days on either side of December 25. "On" means specifically on December 25.