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When is Pat going to call you?

I' am expecting him to call sometime ______ the weekend.

a)in b)on c)over

Giannis Giannopapas
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In this case, none:

I expect him to call sometime this weekend.

That said, on and over apply where one's weekends are concerned; and if you wish to be all cute (or all formal) about it, then "in the course of" might just do the trick. Not always, though.

I'll get to it on the weekend.

I'll be working on it over the weekend.

Or, upon @JEL's suggestion:

I'll be working on it during the weekend.

Pronounced "DOO-ring" or "DEW-ring," depending on the neighborhood.

Another suggestion from Relentless JEL is:

I'm expecting him to call sometime, come the weekend.

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  • @JEL: It's too easy. Oh, okay, thanks, I'll make the edit. – Ricky Jan 17 '16 at 22:41
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    I can't say I approve of posting an Answer to a question which is so obviously a duplicate. Not that I looked very closely at the original anyway, but I'd have thought answers there would make it clear *on the weekend* is still very much an American usage. The original question title also explicitly mentions American English - but this one doesn't, so there's even more reason to point out that in British English the standard alternative to *over* is *at the weekend*. – FumbleFingers Jan 17 '16 at 23:04
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    In Britain we do things on Saturdays, and on Sundays but never on the week-end. Always, at, over, or during. – WS2 Jan 17 '16 at 23:06
  • @WS2: At, really? – Ricky Jan 17 '16 at 23:20
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    I'm far happier with 'I'll see him at the weekend' than with 'I am expecting him to call sometime at the weekend'. – Edwin Ashworth Jan 18 '16 at 00:22
  • @JEL: Okay, another edit, just for you, credit and all. – Ricky Jan 18 '16 at 00:49
  • @JEL: Duly noted. – Ricky Jan 18 '16 at 00:54
  • In my part of England - Yorkshire - 'on the weekend' is used. It appears (as in I have done no research) that 'on' is used usually when speaking in general terms "He likes to go drinking on the weekend" while 'at' is used for more specific statements "I am visiting my parents at the weekend". – Roaring Fish Jan 18 '16 at 04:22
  • +1 to include other expressions that are not included in the duplicate. –  Jan 18 '16 at 04:30
  • Thank you for your answer but this question is from burlington book Michigan Proficiency exams (grammar session) and i must choose one. – Giannis Giannopapas Jan 18 '16 at 22:31