Learn English – Go a holiday vs Go on a holiday

phrasal-verbsprepositions

I know we can "go on a holiday", and I think it is British. But does "Go a holiday" exist?
If so, how is it used? Can it be used in all tenses?

I have come across the following sentence, though, I am not sure if it is just a typo, but regardless of that, can one say:

Have you ever gone a holiday that mixed business and pleasure?

Best Answer

There is no phrase "go a holiday" in standard English.

In British English one can go on holiday. In American English, one usually celebrates a holiday and goes on vacation.

Of course you can have a string go plus a holiday such as in

Wherever they go, a holiday follows.

This is grammatically correct and even a sentence someone might possibly say or write. But go a holiday is not a phrase in it.

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