Monday, October 21, 2013

grammar - Why is "...and others" wrong in this sentence?

Somebody asked me about this sentence:




My business is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and others.




I know that it should be "...and other holidays", but I'm struggling to explain why.



Is this sentence grammatically incorrect? If so, is there a specific rule that's being violated? Or is it grammatically correct but semantically nonsensical? Or something else?

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