UAE has new weekend plans | Learn the phrasal verb ‘decide on’

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The UAE announced that it’s changing its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday to match the western world. Friday has historically been the Islamic day for prayers, so to accommodate that tradition, the country is adopting a compromise. The UAE also gave everyone less than a month’s notice for the change. Plus, learn “decide on.”

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