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"at the weekend" vs "over the weekend"



 
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"at the weekend" vs "over the weekend" #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:03 am   "at the weekend" vs "over the weekend"
 

Test No. incompl/elem-27 "Sailing", question 1

......... me what did you do at the weekend?

(a) Say
(b) Speak
(c) Announce
(d) Tell

Test No. incompl/elem-27 "Sailing", answer 1

Tell me what did you do at the weekend?

Correct answer: (d) Tell
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Is this another term used by UK English vs. American English, "at the weekend"? and not "over the weekend"?

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Weekend #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:20 am   Weekend
 

Over the weekend/at the weekend/during the weekend are all in common use.
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Weekend #3 (permalink) Tue Nov 18, 2008 23:31 pm   Weekend
 

"On the weekend" is also in common use.

I agree with MrP that a comma is needed after the word "me".
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