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A trip to faraway beaches or mountains is great. But staying close to home can be fun, too.
Staycation
Speaker A: Jonathan, do you have any plans to travel for the long weekend?
Speaker B: Nah, I’m going to make this holiday a staycation. My last vacation outside the city was a lot of work.
Speaker A: Well, I hope your staycation is a lot of fun. Hey, like the song. Staycation all I ever wanted.
Speaker B: Staycation meant to be spent at home.
Okay, okay, enough. A staycation is a vacation spent visiting places in your local area. It combines the words stay and vacation.
And that’s English in a Minute!
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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