>>I just called and tried to register to take the test Monday: I'd like to know who the Brainiac at Microsoft is who decided to start the beta period on a national holiday when most of the test centers are closed.... :-)
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>Maybe so that a few billion of us can get a head start. :-)
>What is the holiday. P.S. I thought you guys always said "vacation".

Well, we don't say, "We're going on holliday" like in other countries. Then it's vacation. Or taking a vacation from work. But when referring to a particular day that is recognized as a holliday, we say holliday.

-Michelle