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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Meeting Minutes

When writing meeting minutes, is it all will must change to would?

Eg.: May reported that the next meeting would be held on next Monday.
  

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Because minutes serve to notify the usual attendees of the next meeting date, as well as to act as a permanent record for later reference, it is wiser to include an actual date. I see then, no advantage to using ‘would’. Some meetings are annual, in which case the next annual meeting may be a year away, but a committee meeting may be held fairly promptly afterwards.

  • Because minutes serve to notify the usual attendees of the next meeting date, as well as to act as a permanent record for later reference, it is wiser to include an actual date.
  • I see then, no advantage to using ‘would’.
  • Some meetings are annual, in which case the next annual meeting may be a year away, but a committee meeting may be held fairly promptly afterwards.
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Because minutes serve to notify the usual attendees of the next meeting date, as well as to act as a permanent record for later reference, it is wiser to include an actual date. I see then, no advantage to using ‘would’. Some meetings are annual, in which case the next annual meeting may be a year away, but a committee meeting may be held fairly promptly afterwards. Many clubs, for example, avo

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