Difference between “at this weekend” and “this weekend”
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What's the difference between "at this weekend" and "this weekend" when they are used in a sentence. How do we use them correctly?
For example, can I say " I am going to visit my friends at this weekend." OR "I am going to visit my friends this weekend." Which one is correct? Is there any difference between them?
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What's the difference between "at this weekend" and "this weekend" when they are used in a sentence. How do we use them correctly?
For example, can I say " I am going to visit my friends at this weekend." OR "I am going to visit my friends this weekend." Which one is correct? Is there any difference between them?
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As best I can tell, it is unidiomatic to use "at this weekend" in any instance other than when saying "at this weekend's _____." Have you seen instances where it is used differently/what research have you done on the topic?
– eenbeetje
Nov 28 at 4:27
@choster No it isn't - We say 'at the weekend'. AFAIK nobody says 'at this weekend'.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
@KateBunting Who says "at the weekend"??? Perhaps it's a regional thing, but it sounds very strange to me. Maybe I say it without realizing it, but the only prepositions I'm comfortable using would be over ("I'll get that done over the weekend") and on ("I hate to bother you on the weekend, but...").
– miltonaut
2 days ago
Possible duplicate of "On/at/for/over the weekend" in American English
– miltonaut
2 days ago
@miltonaut British people say 'at the weekend' (see dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weekend ). I was replying to a comment which has now disappeared, which claimed that we British used a different expression.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
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What's the difference between "at this weekend" and "this weekend" when they are used in a sentence. How do we use them correctly?
For example, can I say " I am going to visit my friends at this weekend." OR "I am going to visit my friends this weekend." Which one is correct? Is there any difference between them?
prepositions adverbs
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What's the difference between "at this weekend" and "this weekend" when they are used in a sentence. How do we use them correctly?
For example, can I say " I am going to visit my friends at this weekend." OR "I am going to visit my friends this weekend." Which one is correct? Is there any difference between them?
prepositions adverbs
prepositions adverbs
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As best I can tell, it is unidiomatic to use "at this weekend" in any instance other than when saying "at this weekend's _____." Have you seen instances where it is used differently/what research have you done on the topic?
– eenbeetje
Nov 28 at 4:27
@choster No it isn't - We say 'at the weekend'. AFAIK nobody says 'at this weekend'.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
@KateBunting Who says "at the weekend"??? Perhaps it's a regional thing, but it sounds very strange to me. Maybe I say it without realizing it, but the only prepositions I'm comfortable using would be over ("I'll get that done over the weekend") and on ("I hate to bother you on the weekend, but...").
– miltonaut
2 days ago
Possible duplicate of "On/at/for/over the weekend" in American English
– miltonaut
2 days ago
@miltonaut British people say 'at the weekend' (see dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weekend ). I was replying to a comment which has now disappeared, which claimed that we British used a different expression.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
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As best I can tell, it is unidiomatic to use "at this weekend" in any instance other than when saying "at this weekend's _____." Have you seen instances where it is used differently/what research have you done on the topic?
– eenbeetje
Nov 28 at 4:27
@choster No it isn't - We say 'at the weekend'. AFAIK nobody says 'at this weekend'.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
@KateBunting Who says "at the weekend"??? Perhaps it's a regional thing, but it sounds very strange to me. Maybe I say it without realizing it, but the only prepositions I'm comfortable using would be over ("I'll get that done over the weekend") and on ("I hate to bother you on the weekend, but...").
– miltonaut
2 days ago
Possible duplicate of "On/at/for/over the weekend" in American English
– miltonaut
2 days ago
@miltonaut British people say 'at the weekend' (see dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weekend ). I was replying to a comment which has now disappeared, which claimed that we British used a different expression.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
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As best I can tell, it is unidiomatic to use "at this weekend" in any instance other than when saying "at this weekend's _____." Have you seen instances where it is used differently/what research have you done on the topic?
– eenbeetje
Nov 28 at 4:27
As best I can tell, it is unidiomatic to use "at this weekend" in any instance other than when saying "at this weekend's _____." Have you seen instances where it is used differently/what research have you done on the topic?
– eenbeetje
Nov 28 at 4:27
@choster No it isn't - We say 'at the weekend'. AFAIK nobody says 'at this weekend'.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
@choster No it isn't - We say 'at the weekend'. AFAIK nobody says 'at this weekend'.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
@KateBunting Who says "at the weekend"??? Perhaps it's a regional thing, but it sounds very strange to me. Maybe I say it without realizing it, but the only prepositions I'm comfortable using would be over ("I'll get that done over the weekend") and on ("I hate to bother you on the weekend, but...").
– miltonaut
2 days ago
@KateBunting Who says "at the weekend"??? Perhaps it's a regional thing, but it sounds very strange to me. Maybe I say it without realizing it, but the only prepositions I'm comfortable using would be over ("I'll get that done over the weekend") and on ("I hate to bother you on the weekend, but...").
– miltonaut
2 days ago
Possible duplicate of "On/at/for/over the weekend" in American English
– miltonaut
2 days ago
Possible duplicate of "On/at/for/over the weekend" in American English
– miltonaut
2 days ago
@miltonaut British people say 'at the weekend' (see dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weekend ). I was replying to a comment which has now disappeared, which claimed that we British used a different expression.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
@miltonaut British people say 'at the weekend' (see dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weekend ). I was replying to a comment which has now disappeared, which claimed that we British used a different expression.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
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When we use time adverbs with 'this' /this week, this year, this month, etc./, no preposition is necessary.
You can express the period 'on Saturday and Sunday' with 'at the weekend' /British English/ or 'on the weekend /American English/.
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When we use time adverbs with 'this' /this week, this year, this month, etc./, no preposition is necessary.
You can express the period 'on Saturday and Sunday' with 'at the weekend' /British English/ or 'on the weekend /American English/.
answered Nov 28 at 5:10
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When we use time adverbs with 'this' /this week, this year, this month, etc./, no preposition is necessary.
You can express the period 'on Saturday and Sunday' with 'at the weekend' /British English/ or 'on the weekend /American English/.
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When we use time adverbs with 'this' /this week, this year, this month, etc./, no preposition is necessary.
You can express the period 'on Saturday and Sunday' with 'at the weekend' /British English/ or 'on the weekend /American English/.
answered Nov 28 at 5:10
user307254
44715
When we use time adverbs with 'this' /this week, this year, this month, etc./, no preposition is necessary.
You can express the period 'on Saturday and Sunday' with 'at the weekend' /British English/ or 'on the weekend /American English/.
answered Nov 28 at 5:10
user307254
44715
answered Nov 28 at 5:10
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answered Nov 28 at 5:10
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answered Nov 28 at 5:10
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As best I can tell, it is unidiomatic to use "at this weekend" in any instance other than when saying "at this weekend's _____." Have you seen instances where it is used differently/what research have you done on the topic?
– eenbeetje
Nov 28 at 4:27
@choster No it isn't - We say 'at the weekend'. AFAIK nobody says 'at this weekend'.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
@KateBunting Who says "at the weekend"??? Perhaps it's a regional thing, but it sounds very strange to me. Maybe I say it without realizing it, but the only prepositions I'm comfortable using would be over ("I'll get that done over the weekend") and on ("I hate to bother you on the weekend, but...").
– miltonaut
2 days ago
Possible duplicate of "On/at/for/over the weekend" in American English
– miltonaut
2 days ago
@miltonaut British people say 'at the weekend' (see dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weekend ). I was replying to a comment which has now disappeared, which claimed that we British used a different expression.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday