What is possessive holidays?

I wrote the following sentence, but an Australian added “his” to it. Is it for a child to have a job? Why is it introduced? Why do we call “his”?

Joseph goes hiking on holidays to break the monotony of daily life. He can’t sleep.

I’m seeking answers. I’d

appreciate your help.

Asked on March 27, 2021 in Other.
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If you wish to talk about what Joseph does during HIS holidays and not holidays in general, then the addition of the possessive pronoun is needed in order for your sentence to sound more natural.

Does the passage of phrases “”the” and “his” mean holidays simply? As in – “Joseph goes hiking on the holidays to break the monotony of his daily life” Both sentence are grammatically correct with slightly different meanings.

Answered on March 28, 2021.
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The sentence is used to explain that he goes hiking specialy during his holidays. Joseph goes hiking for various holidays and holidays because

it is his job. He don’t do it justice.

While the one below mean that he is going to hike through public holidays (for instance

Chrismas): Joseph goes hiking on holidays to break the monotony of daily life.

Can a form be used to show real repetition?

Answered on March 28, 2021.
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“his holidays” sounds like they are his days off, whereas “the holidays” or “holidays” might mean more something of a community-level holiday: for example, Christmas, New Year, national holidays, etc. What can you say when you’ve done something stupid or clever? In American English, though, most people don’t say “his holidays” – rather, they would just say “desk days off” or “weekends” depending on their intent.

I believe in Australia, “holidays” are used to refer to days where you don’t need to go to work, so “his holidays” mean that, while “holidays” would be more general and apply to everyone other than him, and mean days like Christmas and New Year.

Answered on March 28, 2021.
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If you wish to talk about what Joseph does during HIS holidays and not holidays in general, then the addition of the possessive pronoun is needed in order for your sentence to sound more natural.

Does the passage of phrases “”the” and “his” mean holidays simply? As in – “Joseph goes hiking on the holidays to break the monotony of his daily life” Both sentence are grammatically correct with slightly different meanings.

Answered on March 28, 2021.
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If you wish to talk about what Joseph does during HIS holidays and not holidays in general, then the addition of the possessive pronoun is needed in order for your sentence to sound more natural.

Does the passage of phrases “”the” and “his” mean holidays simply? As in – “Joseph goes hiking on the holidays to break the monotony of his daily life” Both sentence are grammatically correct with slightly different meanings.

Answered on March 28, 2021.
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If you wish to talk about what Joseph does during HIS holidays and not holidays in general, then the addition of the possessive pronoun is needed in order for your sentence to sound more natural.

Does the passage of phrases “”the” and “his” mean holidays simply? As in – “Joseph goes hiking on the holidays to break the monotony of his daily life” Both sentence are grammatically correct with slightly different meanings.

Answered on March 28, 2021.
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If you wish to talk about what Joseph does during HIS holidays and not holidays in general, then the addition of the possessive pronoun is needed in order for your sentence to sound more natural.

Does the passage of phrases “”the” and “his” mean holidays simply? As in – “Joseph goes hiking on the holidays to break the monotony of his daily life” Both sentence are grammatically correct with slightly different meanings.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
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If you wish to talk about what Joseph does during HIS holidays and not holidays in general, then the addition of the possessive pronoun is needed in order for your sentence to sound more natural.

Does the passage of phrases “”the” and “his” mean holidays simply? As in – “Joseph goes hiking on the holidays to break the monotony of his daily life” Both sentence are grammatically correct with slightly different meanings.

Answered on March 28, 2021.
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