Hello. Could you help me? Which preposition is correct? If both, what the difference is.
At Ramadan the roads tend to be very quiet.
In Ramadan the roads tend to be very quiet.
Thank you
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Hello, Ahmed Imam Attia—I recommend using "During" or "On" instead of "At" or "In." Is Ramadan observed on one day only, or does it last several days?
Hi, David and Ahmed,
@David, Moderator posted:Hello, Ahmed Imam Attia—I recommend using "During" or "On" instead of "At" or "In." Is Ramadan observed on one day only, or does it last several days?
'Ramadan' is our holly month in which we fast. (https://www.collinsdictionary....nary/english/ramadan)
I agree with you that 'During' works well. 'In' also sounds natural to use. 'At' makes me feel that we are referring to a kind of festival called 'Ramadan'. I don't think 'on' is appropriate here.
@ahmed_btm posted:Hi, David and Ahmed,
'Ramadan' is our holly month in which we fast. (https://www.collinsdictionary....nary/english/ramadan)
I agree with you that 'During' works well. 'In' also sounds natural to use. 'At' makes me feel that we are referring to a kind of festival called 'Ramadan'. I don't think 'on' is appropriate here.
Thank you, Ahmed, for clarifying for me what Ramadan is. I had pretended that Ramadan was like Christmas, which, as you probably know, is a single-day holiday. But Ramadan is clearly not like Christmas. I defer to your answer. 