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I spent two weeks at the beach

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ROBINDESBOIS
February 21, 2012, 03:51 PM
And I spent 2 weeks on the beach.
Difference?

pjt33
February 21, 2012, 04:39 PM
On the beach can be nautical slang for not at sea. In the sense you probably intend, there doesn't seem to be much difference; although personally I favour at, the small number of examples in BNC favour on.

poli
February 21, 2012, 06:38 PM
In the U.S., on the beach literally means on the sand. At the beach means staying by the seashore.

Examples: The shipwreck survivors were found stranded on the beach.

I just spent a week at the Beach. It was hot in Miami.