JULY 25, 2008 | Talking about the weekend
In North America, we usually use the preposition "on" with the word "weekend" - we say on the weekend or "I work on weekends". In the UK/Ireland, one often hears at the weekend. However, in everyday speech it is very natural to say "this weekend", "last weekend", etc. without using prepositions at all. You often hear "What are you doing this weekend?" or "Where did you guys go last weekend?" - "My grandparents are visiting next weekend". One also often hears over the weekend instead of on the weekend - "We went to Niagara Falls over the weekend". "Over the weekend" often has the connotation of "during the course of the entire weekend", but practically speaking it can be used as a substitute for "on the weekend". A common way of asking someone about their weekend plans is "Do you have any plans for the weekend?"
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