It's not bloody half term!

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Why / when did every school holiday become half term?

The half term holidays are February, Whitsun and October, not Easter, Christmas and thr summer.

People keep saying "Happy half term" or "Enjoy the half term" etc. Why is this an accepted thing?

Well I hope you have unfriended every single one of them. 😜

My kids have just left school. This thread has blown my mind. People call all school holidays half-term now?? How weird. It is simply incorrect. I need to go and lie down now.

This enrages me too. Dd says it and I correct her every time. She’s not taking the hint though

You may not care but I think it makes people sound unintelligent.

Can you show me where people said they are actually losing sleep over this? I must have missed it. I have seen posters express irritation but not insomnia.

Nowhere near Scotland and only have heard it a couple of times off MN.
It seems to be a recent thing too.

I don't have kids and I don't care what they're called. I call them all half term or school holidays, whichever my brain happens to go to at the time. Everywhere is so busy and holidays away are expensive during all those weeks, so it's all the same to us. Avoid everything until it all goes back to normal again.

Imagine having a life so good, that this is the only thing on you’re mind.

What's it like?

HAPPY HALF TERM BESTIES.

I've never heard of that, it must be regional ie where you live. In London, these hols as still called 'Easter Hols" - The majority of kids are still at school and are off from Friday, GOOD Friday.

I've never heard anyone say half term.

It's all 'Easter hols'.

We’ll take you. We’ll take anyone. But you might regret it.

Well it’s neither . Still at school here!

Anyway, what difference does it make to you? It’s just the first thing that trips off the tongue for most people and they haven’t given it much thought. Relax!

Again can you show me where people said it’s the only thing on their mind?

It is really such a stupid conclusion to draw!

It never used to be this way though. People have managed to say half-term and then Christmas, Easter and summer holidays for decades now. Why have people suddenly become unintelligent? It makes no sense.

Anyway I don’t think it is ‘most people’. Thank goodness everyone I know uses the correct terms.

Can you imagine anyone going through a tough time really thinking about this and letting it annoy you to this level…. No? Same love.

it’s a very true conclusion to draw!

Unintelligent 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Probs about the same time you became stuck up your own arsehole

What’s your explanation for people not being able to use the correct words nowadays?

Yes. When something major is going on then it’s easier to focus on the trivial sometimes.

And most people aren’t actually thinking about this 24/7. There is a thread on this that reminds them of this new idiocy so they join in the griping and move on.

It is such a stupid trite cliche when people say what you have done.

Unfortunately we live in a post truth world where facts don't matter anymore. Just repeat your assertion over and over again and suddenly that will become the new "truth".

Very depressing that no one seems to care about accuracy anymore or thinks that personal opinion/preference/belief is more important.

Yet when mine were at primary no one called Xmas hols or Easter hols 1/2 term. I wonder when the change happened.

Because people are idiots.

@RhubarbAndGingerCheesecake oh no, not nonplussed too! I can't watch that video, I will be traumatised 😂

I’ve not read the full thread but I agree - and there was the exact same thread this time last year!

Could it be a wind-up?

I've not heard the term used for Easter, nor has my OH and at one of our children's places I asked our son and his wife if they have as they have kids at school - they all said no and our grandkids lol and said its' "Easter holidays"!!!!

I may be wrong but I feel the OP was seeking a reaction.

Anyone else here as OP has left the thread that can tell me where this term 'half term is used in place of easter hols ??Its not London nor Kent that I know of