It all began with a fairly innocuous post on Threads...

“Why do people persist in saying it’s half term when it’s the Easter Holidays?” asked user Henny Heawood (@delirioushappy). “Who started this?”

Oh gosh, I thought. I am one of those people.

I’ve been referring to the current break which children are on (from school, nursery, etc.) as half term. But am I in the wrong?!

I checked my text messages from my child’s school (where she attends nursery for a handful of hours each day).

“School finishes at the earlier time of 2pm today,” reads the reminder from a week ago. And then: “Have a lovely Easter holiday.” Cripes.

In response to Henny’s post, some suggested not........

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