Q about an expression
I have a seminar at 2pm to 4pm and also a session of athletic club from 3pm on Wednesday, therefore I can't go this session.

Do you use a sentence like "The session falls on a seminar."?
How do you say this kind of situation?

Thanks for reading,

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Q about an expression
I have a seminar at 2pm to 4pm and also a session of athletic club from 3pm on Wednesday, therefore I can't go this session.

Do you use a sentence like "The session falls on a seminar."?
How do you say this kind of situation?

Thanks for reading,

Answer

You wouldn't say that it 'falls on the seminar'. We use 'falls on' just for calendar days. For example, 'My birthday falls on a Sunday this year'.

You could say that the session is at the same time as the seminar. Or if you want an expression to describe the timetabling problem, you could say

'The session clashes with the seminar.'

Answer

I have only heard the term "...falls on a..." apply to days, etc. eg. My birthday falls on a Wednesday this year.

In this case, you may want to say "this session takes place during a seminar".

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