These examples are sourced from today i am on leave on Ludwig.guru.
"I became aware of the allegation that Adam Werritty was handing out business cards describing himself as "Adviser to Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox" following a story in The Guardian on 19 August 2011, when I was on leave." — The Guardian
"Today I am announcing that early next year, I will be leaving Facebook to focus on building and leading a new endeavor…." — TechCrunch
"The reason I am mentioned in that story is that I am a member of the UW faculty (in the political science department), but for the past two years I have been on leave." — Huffington Post
"So perhaps they decided to recreate the moment, this time with their own reporters wired for sound, I guessed.As I say, this is just a guess (I am on Christmas leave, as it happens, so have not been making dozens of calls for this blog posting)." — The Economist
"In 2006, while I was on maternity leave with my second child, the head of Zurich North America Commercial offered me the job of chief financial officer in the Zurich North America Specialties in New York." — The New York Times
Examples sourced from https://ludwig.guru/s/today+i+am+on+leave
| Phrase | Context |
|---|---|
| today I am off | More informal; suitable for casual communication. |
| today I am taking a day off | More explicit and descriptive; emphasizes the conscious decision to take time off. |
| today I am not working | Direct and simple; focuses on the absence of work. |
| today I am out of office | Common in professional settings, especially in automated email replies. |
| today I am having a day off | Similar to "taking a day off," but slightly more casual. |
| today I am on vacation | Indicates a longer period of absence for leisure. |
| today I am on holiday | Similar to "on vacation," commonly used in British English. |
| Expression | Meaning | Grammatical Pattern | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| today I am on leave | Taking a temporary absence from work or duties for the day. | Subject + verb + prepositional phrase | Neutral to slightly formal |
No, the phrase "on leave" is a fixed prepositional phrase and should not be separated. You can't say "today I am leave on" or insert words within "on leave". The entire phrase functions as a unit describing your temporary absence.
Both phrases indicate you're not working, but "today I am on leave" is slightly more formal and often implies an authorized absence, such as sick leave or maternity leave. "Today I am off" is more informal and general, simply meaning you're not working that day, regardless of the reason.
The correct preposition to use with "leave" in this context is "on". It's a common mistake to say "in leave" or "at leave," but these are incorrect. The phrase is always "on leave" to indicate a temporary authorized absence from work or other duties.
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