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Why Holidays In The Uk Called Staycations?
It is still a holiday even if it's a holiday taken in the UK. Don't have to get on a plane to have a great holiday. Horrible made up word.
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It's weird. I think the origin must be very recent as it was never referred to in my youth. When I first heard it used I assumed it must be referring to taking a holiday from work, but staying at home. I was utterly gobsmacked to find out most folk were using it as a synonym for a word we'd used for ages. I used to call it a "HOLIDAY" ! I can't understand why some moron decided to start a new word for no reason, nor why a gullible public took it up in support.
An alternative to vacation - which may be prounced 'vay-vation'
Grammarians which number few on AB thank god, may say this is a new word ( neologism) . But it is really a 'sounds like, but is opposite'. The English love this: nature and nurture. It drives Johnnie Foreigner mad as there may be only one sound ( er phoneme that is) to show it is opposite.
I did this in Arabic and someone else said: "oh the english change one sound and it makes a different word with opposite meaning. They do this alot" - er in arabic of course. The others went on staring.
Another is Normalcy. The Americans called the Great War -The Emergency. Warren Harding ( even more corrupt than Trump as it turned out ) fought hia campaign - Back to Normalcy
Sudduv like emergency but oppo and normal. We Brits dont have this word
And yes it is resurrected 2021 on Biden's lips to show a return from the years of Trump madness.
Grammarians which number few on AB thank god, may say this is a new word ( neologism) . But it is really a 'sounds like, but is opposite'. The English love this: nature and nurture. It drives Johnnie Foreigner mad as there may be only one sound ( er phoneme that is) to show it is opposite.
I did this in Arabic and someone else said: "oh the english change one sound and it makes a different word with opposite meaning. They do this alot" - er in arabic of course. The others went on staring.
Another is Normalcy. The Americans called the Great War -The Emergency. Warren Harding ( even more corrupt than Trump as it turned out ) fought hia campaign - Back to Normalcy
Sudduv like emergency but oppo and normal. We Brits dont have this word
And yes it is resurrected 2021 on Biden's lips to show a return from the years of Trump madness.
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foo - there was this programme called the Young Ones
and it was very funny
and they had a spoof on University Challenge
and they were Scumbag college
and the uvvuz were Money College Oxbridge
and- I am pretty sure Emma Thompson spoke the words 'daddy sends harks' to Bamber grass-groyne for it was he
and they won
the end
oh and vacation was mentioned
but I could be wrong it was fifty years ago
and most people on AB cant retain 50 mins on a good day let alone 50 y
thanks
and it was very funny
and they had a spoof on University Challenge
and they were Scumbag college
and the uvvuz were Money College Oxbridge
and- I am pretty sure Emma Thompson spoke the words 'daddy sends harks' to Bamber grass-groyne for it was he
and they won
the end
oh and vacation was mentioned
but I could be wrong it was fifty years ago
and most people on AB cant retain 50 mins on a good day let alone 50 y
thanks
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