How to describe something as “not officially active”?
I wonder if anyone can help me here. I need to know what English people say in this occasion. Imagine you are a student and Tuesday is an official holiday. So you naturally won't go to school because it is off on that particular day. Now what if Thursday of the same week is also an official holiday. Where I live people say classes on Wednesday are not "officially active". I need to know what a common word, phrase or idiom English people would use to describe "not officially active".
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I wonder if anyone can help me here. I need to know what English people say in this occasion. Imagine you are a student and Tuesday is an official holiday. So you naturally won't go to school because it is off on that particular day. Now what if Thursday of the same week is also an official holiday. Where I live people say classes on Wednesday are not "officially active". I need to know what a common word, phrase or idiom English people would use to describe "not officially active".
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In America the classes would still be "officially active" and if you decided not to go, you'd be *skipping class"
– Jim
22 hours ago
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Are you saying that Wednesday, because it is a single day between two closed days, would also automatically be a day that school was closed in your country? Or is it just understood that attendance would be low due to people improperly taking the day off?
– George White
21 hours ago
Hi Sam, welcome to EL&U. You might not be aware that there are strict rules for single-word-requests: "To ensure your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. You must include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used." You can add this using the edit link. I recommend you also add the information that George White asks about. For further guidance, see How to Ask, and make sure you also take the EL&U Tour :-)
– Chappo
20 hours ago
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One difficulty is that English people never encounter this situation. There are no occasions in England where Tuesday and Thursday are official holidays. The closest might be when Christmas Day is on Tuesday (with another holiday on Wednesday 26 December), and people might take 24 and 27-28 December off to join the official holidays to the weekend. However, there is never an assumption about simply not going to school or work: if the office is open, you're expected to be there or take the days off as approved leave. We don't experience the situation described in the question.
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
Please explain the situation with your Wednesday example. It’s unclear what a “not officially active” day is. Do students/teachers not turn up? Are they supposed to, but it is culturally acceptable not to? Is it an automatic holiday (i.e. not an officially active day)? Use the edit link to revise the question directly.
– Lawrence
13 hours ago
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I wonder if anyone can help me here. I need to know what English people say in this occasion. Imagine you are a student and Tuesday is an official holiday. So you naturally won't go to school because it is off on that particular day. Now what if Thursday of the same week is also an official holiday. Where I live people say classes on Wednesday are not "officially active". I need to know what a common word, phrase or idiom English people would use to describe "not officially active".
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I wonder if anyone can help me here. I need to know what English people say in this occasion. Imagine you are a student and Tuesday is an official holiday. So you naturally won't go to school because it is off on that particular day. Now what if Thursday of the same week is also an official holiday. Where I live people say classes on Wednesday are not "officially active". I need to know what a common word, phrase or idiom English people would use to describe "not officially active".
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In America the classes would still be "officially active" and if you decided not to go, you'd be *skipping class"
– Jim
22 hours ago
2
Are you saying that Wednesday, because it is a single day between two closed days, would also automatically be a day that school was closed in your country? Or is it just understood that attendance would be low due to people improperly taking the day off?
– George White
21 hours ago
Hi Sam, welcome to EL&U. You might not be aware that there are strict rules for single-word-requests: "To ensure your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. You must include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used." You can add this using the edit link. I recommend you also add the information that George White asks about. For further guidance, see How to Ask, and make sure you also take the EL&U Tour :-)
– Chappo
20 hours ago
2
One difficulty is that English people never encounter this situation. There are no occasions in England where Tuesday and Thursday are official holidays. The closest might be when Christmas Day is on Tuesday (with another holiday on Wednesday 26 December), and people might take 24 and 27-28 December off to join the official holidays to the weekend. However, there is never an assumption about simply not going to school or work: if the office is open, you're expected to be there or take the days off as approved leave. We don't experience the situation described in the question.
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
Please explain the situation with your Wednesday example. It’s unclear what a “not officially active” day is. Do students/teachers not turn up? Are they supposed to, but it is culturally acceptable not to? Is it an automatic holiday (i.e. not an officially active day)? Use the edit link to revise the question directly.
– Lawrence
13 hours ago
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In America the classes would still be "officially active" and if you decided not to go, you'd be *skipping class"
– Jim
22 hours ago
2
Are you saying that Wednesday, because it is a single day between two closed days, would also automatically be a day that school was closed in your country? Or is it just understood that attendance would be low due to people improperly taking the day off?
– George White
21 hours ago
Hi Sam, welcome to EL&U. You might not be aware that there are strict rules for single-word-requests: "To ensure your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. You must include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used." You can add this using the edit link. I recommend you also add the information that George White asks about. For further guidance, see How to Ask, and make sure you also take the EL&U Tour :-)
– Chappo
20 hours ago
2
One difficulty is that English people never encounter this situation. There are no occasions in England where Tuesday and Thursday are official holidays. The closest might be when Christmas Day is on Tuesday (with another holiday on Wednesday 26 December), and people might take 24 and 27-28 December off to join the official holidays to the weekend. However, there is never an assumption about simply not going to school or work: if the office is open, you're expected to be there or take the days off as approved leave. We don't experience the situation described in the question.
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
Please explain the situation with your Wednesday example. It’s unclear what a “not officially active” day is. Do students/teachers not turn up? Are they supposed to, but it is culturally acceptable not to? Is it an automatic holiday (i.e. not an officially active day)? Use the edit link to revise the question directly.
– Lawrence
13 hours ago
In America the classes would still be "officially active" and if you decided not to go, you'd be *skipping class"
– Jim
22 hours ago
In America the classes would still be "officially active" and if you decided not to go, you'd be *skipping class"
– Jim
22 hours ago
2
2
Are you saying that Wednesday, because it is a single day between two closed days, would also automatically be a day that school was closed in your country? Or is it just understood that attendance would be low due to people improperly taking the day off?
– George White
21 hours ago
Are you saying that Wednesday, because it is a single day between two closed days, would also automatically be a day that school was closed in your country? Or is it just understood that attendance would be low due to people improperly taking the day off?
– George White
21 hours ago
Hi Sam, welcome to EL&U. You might not be aware that there are strict rules for single-word-requests: "To ensure your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. You must include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used." You can add this using the edit link. I recommend you also add the information that George White asks about. For further guidance, see How to Ask, and make sure you also take the EL&U Tour :-)
– Chappo
20 hours ago
Hi Sam, welcome to EL&U. You might not be aware that there are strict rules for single-word-requests: "To ensure your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. You must include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used." You can add this using the edit link. I recommend you also add the information that George White asks about. For further guidance, see How to Ask, and make sure you also take the EL&U Tour :-)
– Chappo
20 hours ago
2
2
One difficulty is that English people never encounter this situation. There are no occasions in England where Tuesday and Thursday are official holidays. The closest might be when Christmas Day is on Tuesday (with another holiday on Wednesday 26 December), and people might take 24 and 27-28 December off to join the official holidays to the weekend. However, there is never an assumption about simply not going to school or work: if the office is open, you're expected to be there or take the days off as approved leave. We don't experience the situation described in the question.
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
One difficulty is that English people never encounter this situation. There are no occasions in England where Tuesday and Thursday are official holidays. The closest might be when Christmas Day is on Tuesday (with another holiday on Wednesday 26 December), and people might take 24 and 27-28 December off to join the official holidays to the weekend. However, there is never an assumption about simply not going to school or work: if the office is open, you're expected to be there or take the days off as approved leave. We don't experience the situation described in the question.
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
Please explain the situation with your Wednesday example. It’s unclear what a “not officially active” day is. Do students/teachers not turn up? Are they supposed to, but it is culturally acceptable not to? Is it an automatic holiday (i.e. not an officially active day)? Use the edit link to revise the question directly.
– Lawrence
13 hours ago
Please explain the situation with your Wednesday example. It’s unclear what a “not officially active” day is. Do students/teachers not turn up? Are they supposed to, but it is culturally acceptable not to? Is it an automatic holiday (i.e. not an officially active day)? Use the edit link to revise the question directly.
– Lawrence
13 hours ago
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Your question is unclear. Let me see if I understand it correctly. To say 'not officially active' suggests that the school is unofficially active (such as a teacher tutoring students at the school even though it's a Saturday).
In your example, you stated that Tuesday is an official holiday and Thursday is an official holiday. Therefore, no one will attend classes at the school on Tuesday or Thursday.
English speakers would say:
"There is no school on Tuesday."
"There aren't any classes on Tuesday."
or, more formally,
"Classes are not in session on Tuesday."
EDIT:
I don't think there is a idiom like that in English. English speakers would create an excuse on the spot, like"
"Oh, there is no class today because the teacher is sick."
"There is a school assembly, but I didn't have to go."
Any plausible excuse will do.
answered 21 hours ago
TheLeopardTheLeopard
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Thank you very much indeed for your help.Maybe I should clarify the context by saying that in our country people tend not to go to school if the day before and the day after are closed although they shouldn't. So if a child doesn't go to school on Wednesday and his parents ask why aren't you going to school today? He might say well the school is ......... ( not officially closed not open) . I need the English word to fill the gap.
– Sam
20 hours ago
@Sam Please add all clarification to your question, to help other people who read it. You can click on the edit link below it to edit it. However, "not officially closed not open" is unclear -- is it open, or closed?
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
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Your question is unclear. Let me see if I understand it correctly. To say 'not officially active' suggests that the school is unofficially active (such as a teacher tutoring students at the school even though it's a Saturday).
In your example, you stated that Tuesday is an official holiday and Thursday is an official holiday. Therefore, no one will attend classes at the school on Tuesday or Thursday.
English speakers would say:
"There is no school on Tuesday."
"There aren't any classes on Tuesday."
or, more formally,
"Classes are not in session on Tuesday."
EDIT:
I don't think there is a idiom like that in English. English speakers would create an excuse on the spot, like"
"Oh, there is no class today because the teacher is sick."
"There is a school assembly, but I didn't have to go."
Any plausible excuse will do.
answered 21 hours ago
TheLeopardTheLeopard
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Thank you very much indeed for your help.Maybe I should clarify the context by saying that in our country people tend not to go to school if the day before and the day after are closed although they shouldn't. So if a child doesn't go to school on Wednesday and his parents ask why aren't you going to school today? He might say well the school is ......... ( not officially closed not open) . I need the English word to fill the gap.
– Sam
20 hours ago
@Sam Please add all clarification to your question, to help other people who read it. You can click on the edit link below it to edit it. However, "not officially closed not open" is unclear -- is it open, or closed?
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
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Your question is unclear. Let me see if I understand it correctly. To say 'not officially active' suggests that the school is unofficially active (such as a teacher tutoring students at the school even though it's a Saturday).
In your example, you stated that Tuesday is an official holiday and Thursday is an official holiday. Therefore, no one will attend classes at the school on Tuesday or Thursday.
English speakers would say:
"There is no school on Tuesday."
"There aren't any classes on Tuesday."
or, more formally,
"Classes are not in session on Tuesday."
EDIT:
I don't think there is a idiom like that in English. English speakers would create an excuse on the spot, like"
"Oh, there is no class today because the teacher is sick."
"There is a school assembly, but I didn't have to go."
Any plausible excuse will do.
answered 21 hours ago
TheLeopardTheLeopard
2493
Thank you very much indeed for your help.Maybe I should clarify the context by saying that in our country people tend not to go to school if the day before and the day after are closed although they shouldn't. So if a child doesn't go to school on Wednesday and his parents ask why aren't you going to school today? He might say well the school is ......... ( not officially closed not open) . I need the English word to fill the gap.
– Sam
20 hours ago
@Sam Please add all clarification to your question, to help other people who read it. You can click on the edit link below it to edit it. However, "not officially closed not open" is unclear -- is it open, or closed?
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
add a comment |
Your question is unclear. Let me see if I understand it correctly. To say 'not officially active' suggests that the school is unofficially active (such as a teacher tutoring students at the school even though it's a Saturday).
In your example, you stated that Tuesday is an official holiday and Thursday is an official holiday. Therefore, no one will attend classes at the school on Tuesday or Thursday.
English speakers would say:
"There is no school on Tuesday."
"There aren't any classes on Tuesday."
or, more formally,
"Classes are not in session on Tuesday."
EDIT:
I don't think there is a idiom like that in English. English speakers would create an excuse on the spot, like"
"Oh, there is no class today because the teacher is sick."
"There is a school assembly, but I didn't have to go."
Any plausible excuse will do.
answered 21 hours ago
TheLeopardTheLeopard
2493
Your question is unclear. Let me see if I understand it correctly. To say 'not officially active' suggests that the school is unofficially active (such as a teacher tutoring students at the school even though it's a Saturday).
In your example, you stated that Tuesday is an official holiday and Thursday is an official holiday. Therefore, no one will attend classes at the school on Tuesday or Thursday.
English speakers would say:
"There is no school on Tuesday."
"There aren't any classes on Tuesday."
or, more formally,
"Classes are not in session on Tuesday."
EDIT:
I don't think there is a idiom like that in English. English speakers would create an excuse on the spot, like"
"Oh, there is no class today because the teacher is sick."
"There is a school assembly, but I didn't have to go."
Any plausible excuse will do.
answered 21 hours ago
TheLeopardTheLeopard
2493
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TheLeopardTheLeopard
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answered 21 hours ago
TheLeopardTheLeopard
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answered 21 hours ago
TheLeopardTheLeopard
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Thank you very much indeed for your help.Maybe I should clarify the context by saying that in our country people tend not to go to school if the day before and the day after are closed although they shouldn't. So if a child doesn't go to school on Wednesday and his parents ask why aren't you going to school today? He might say well the school is ......... ( not officially closed not open) . I need the English word to fill the gap.
– Sam
20 hours ago
@Sam Please add all clarification to your question, to help other people who read it. You can click on the edit link below it to edit it. However, "not officially closed not open" is unclear -- is it open, or closed?
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
add a comment |
Thank you very much indeed for your help.Maybe I should clarify the context by saying that in our country people tend not to go to school if the day before and the day after are closed although they shouldn't. So if a child doesn't go to school on Wednesday and his parents ask why aren't you going to school today? He might say well the school is ......... ( not officially closed not open) . I need the English word to fill the gap.
– Sam
20 hours ago
@Sam Please add all clarification to your question, to help other people who read it. You can click on the edit link below it to edit it. However, "not officially closed not open" is unclear -- is it open, or closed?
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
Thank you very much indeed for your help.Maybe I should clarify the context by saying that in our country people tend not to go to school if the day before and the day after are closed although they shouldn't. So if a child doesn't go to school on Wednesday and his parents ask why aren't you going to school today? He might say well the school is ......... ( not officially closed not open) . I need the English word to fill the gap.
– Sam
20 hours ago
Thank you very much indeed for your help.Maybe I should clarify the context by saying that in our country people tend not to go to school if the day before and the day after are closed although they shouldn't. So if a child doesn't go to school on Wednesday and his parents ask why aren't you going to school today? He might say well the school is ......... ( not officially closed not open) . I need the English word to fill the gap.
– Sam
20 hours ago
@Sam Please add all clarification to your question, to help other people who read it. You can click on the edit link below it to edit it. However, "not officially closed not open" is unclear -- is it open, or closed?
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
@Sam Please add all clarification to your question, to help other people who read it. You can click on the edit link below it to edit it. However, "not officially closed not open" is unclear -- is it open, or closed?
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
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In America the classes would still be "officially active" and if you decided not to go, you'd be *skipping class"
– Jim
22 hours ago
2
Are you saying that Wednesday, because it is a single day between two closed days, would also automatically be a day that school was closed in your country? Or is it just understood that attendance would be low due to people improperly taking the day off?
– George White
21 hours ago
Hi Sam, welcome to EL&U. You might not be aware that there are strict rules for single-word-requests: "To ensure your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. You must include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used." You can add this using the edit link. I recommend you also add the information that George White asks about. For further guidance, see How to Ask, and make sure you also take the EL&U Tour :-)
– Chappo
20 hours ago
2
One difficulty is that English people never encounter this situation. There are no occasions in England where Tuesday and Thursday are official holidays. The closest might be when Christmas Day is on Tuesday (with another holiday on Wednesday 26 December), and people might take 24 and 27-28 December off to join the official holidays to the weekend. However, there is never an assumption about simply not going to school or work: if the office is open, you're expected to be there or take the days off as approved leave. We don't experience the situation described in the question.
– Andrew Leach♦
20 hours ago
Please explain the situation with your Wednesday example. It’s unclear what a “not officially active” day is. Do students/teachers not turn up? Are they supposed to, but it is culturally acceptable not to? Is it an automatic holiday (i.e. not an officially active day)? Use the edit link to revise the question directly.
– Lawrence
13 hours ago