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 get irrationally annoyed by it haha.

@TheOrigRights that makes it even worse!!

I think everyone spontaneously woke up and forgot English! I'm not even English by birth and it's noticeable.

It used half term on the sign in the M&S cafe today.

M&S... that bastion of proper Britishness...

Typical mn making unlikely explanations for things, they are really just a bit thick 😀

YANBU. It's REALLY annoying 😒 🤦‍♀️

I'm so guilty of this and I know is factually incorrect. School holidays seems such a mouthful that it's easier to say half term.

As a parent, I'm not overly concerned with which term it is, for me, the kids are at school in which case I have to set my alarm earlier or they are not and I get an extra 30mins in bed. I wfh ft anyway and hardly take time off so my life doesn't change that much either way. Although I barely speak to anyone else other than a hi or good morning on the school run so at least I'm not pissing off others with my wrong terminology. 🙃

This made me laugh but yanbu op

Good grief. If someone says to you at the start of April “up to much at half term?” You know what they mean! Wtf does it actually matter???

I did this but by accident, I know it's full term, not half term. But no-one says "it's the full-term holidays" or even "end of term break" particularly. Easter/Christmas/Summer break more usually.

I call the next half term Whitsun by the way! People in the south east look at me blankly but Whit Walks used to be a big thing in Greater Manchester.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/look-back-whit-walks-down-7173485

Oh yes, and strictly we have six terms now not three so no holidays are "half term".

Thankfully half term isn’t what we use where I am. We simply have: Easter Break, Summer Holidays, September weekend, October break, Christmas break and bank holidays! Few days in feb are relatively new, not sure they have a name yet 😂

I do it. Soz. I’m new to the uk system. But I raise you ‘half term break’ used in the wrong context the insanity of applying for university BEFORE YOU GET YOUR YR. 13 RESULTS! What IS that???

This is the second thread I’ve seen about this, it’s so funny 🤣 do you actually care?

I've always heard them referred to as half-term or the summer holidays.
Honestly, there are much more worthwhile things to get worked up about. Sigh.

We just say when are the kids off or during the holidays

Never half term

That seems to be an English thing

I have recently heard, from non American or Irish teenagers, 'The midterms' and Spring Break'. Wtf!?

And just to be clear, the next half term holiday is in October. After the Easter, Whit, and then Summer holidays. If someone asked me about half term, I would think they were talking about October, or possibly February.

Exactly

I haven't heard holidays called anything other than what they are eg Easter holidays for the current one.

But yes, calling everything half term is wrong!!

Because we have enough to worry about in life 🤷🏼‍♀️

Yanbu it's not half term! I can't be bothered saying either Christmas or Easter or holidays so I now just call them all "school break"

Find something actually worth worrying about ?

HAHAHA. I was saying this to DH last night. I've corrected my DS's since they were little. Now I've even noticed they are referring to it on adverts on the tv doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things but it's the end of term. Not half way bloody through.

As a teacher this irritates me too as half term insinuates a week, this is Easter so 2 weeks!

It annoys me too. Some confusion can also be caused as, for teachers, "half-term" can also be used for the teaching blocks between the holidays. ("Oh, we'll get to this topic next half-term.") Just to add to the fun!