To not understand why everyone is calling every school holiday "half term" all of a sudden?

[CollieFIower]

It's not "half term" now. Half term is literally halfway through a term - summer/Easter/Christmas holidays mark the end of a term.

One half term break is in October, between the summer and Christmas holidays.

One half term break is in February, halfway between the Christmas and Easter holidays.

One half term break is in late may, halfway between the Easter and summer holidays.

Then you have actual holidays that come at the end of a term, and a new term starts when school goes back afterwards.

It seems like over the last couple of years I'm seeing all holidays referred to as "half term" and I know it's hardly a big deal and yes I'm also worried about nuclear war and child poverty but it still annoys me a bit!

I've never heard people refer to the holidays wrongly.

I keep hearing the same OP! It’s pure laziness not to get it right 🤬

Drives me mad.

First I heard my teenager and her friends doing it. Now adults are doing it all over FB 😬

"It's the half term break"

"Looking for something to do this half term"

"What are your plans in half term"

Gaaaaahhhhh

YANBU. Yes I’ve noticed this. Even more irritating when it’s referred to as “half terms” with the unnecessary “s”

YANBU. I heard one of my colleagues say it the other day. We are teachers!

YANBU, it's very irritating. I think some people don't bother to think about whether their utterances actually make any sense.

If this holiday is a half term break, then the term is far too long, especially for those of us who work in schools.

Unpopular opinion, but people are just a bit thick!

Notice it more these days

Yanbu. It’s every where and so irritating.

I was thinking exactly this yesterday

Someone literally had this thread last week.

I can't get worked up about that

I agree with you. It's definitely become more of a thing over the last couple of years. I know teachers who do it too. Very confusing and slightly irritating.

It's annoying and wrong.
Like staycstion.

I did not see that. I suppose it's just one to add to the list of threads that pop up frequently then!

But I've already chosen the misuse of "staycation" as my hill to die on!😁

Well done you. A bastion of serenity! I'm just irritated by everything these days

I don't know, but it bugs the hell out of me too!
I first noticed it last summer - what the fuck?? That's the end of the whole year, how can it be half term???
And breathe..... .......

I have heard this too. Confusing and incorrect

I'm in my 40s though. I've gone 40 years without hearing this and now every other person seems to be making the same mildly annoying mistake. Why? Where's it come from?

Yep grinds on me too. Notice it mostly with celebs on Instagram.

There was the opposite too,when someone posted in the October half term 'So proud of DS finishing his first term'

It's not difficult to understand

I’m with you OP. I’ve noticed this too and it gives me the rage! It’s just wrong. Plain and simple.

Not gonna lie
I've said half term a few times by mistake before correcting myself
Sometimes it's just an accident

I nearly started a thread on this too! Mathematically incorrect for every break to be a half term🤔😤. Half terms occur in October, February and May. End of term, Christmas, Easter and Summer.

I suppose it’s half a term since the last break.

Annoys me too though.