Re: OT-ish: txt - Could it replace Standard Written English?

Garth Wallace wrote:
> Yes, but Americans are much more inclined to use the word "vacation"
> instead of "holiday" for that concept. In the USA, IME, "holiday"
> usually refers to religious holidays rather than any time away from work
> or school that isn't just a weekend.
I don't think it's just religious.  I'd consider the Fourth of July,
Martin LUther King Day, Thanksgiving (well, that's semi-religious), New
Year's, Presidents' Day, etc., as holidays.  A holiday is any day you
get off work.  If it's more than one day, then it's "vacation"

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