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Jenny chiu Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Monday

Can we meet up "next next "Monday.

How to say it correctly?

Can I say the Monday after next Monday?
  

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Jenny chiu Can we meet up "next next "Monday. No, that's Chinese grammar. How to say it correctly?

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  • Jenny chiu Can we meet up "next next "Monday.
  • No, that's Chinese grammar.
  • How to say it correctly?
  • Can I say the Monday after next Monday?
  • yes
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Jenny chiuCan we meet up "next next "Monday. No, that's Chinese grammar.
How to say it correctly?

Can I say the Monday after next Monday? yes
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Or you could say "a week from this coming Monday."
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I'd say
eg the Monday after next
or
eg a week Monday

Clive
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Clive a week Monday
But I don't know if that Monday is the last one or the next one.
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Hi,

The expression is only used about the future, not about the past. The context and verb tense used will also make that clear.

eg I will see you a week Monday.

eg Can I see you a week Monday.

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CliveThe expression is only used about the future, not about the past. The context and verb tense used will also make that clear.
But why can't it be used for the past?

A) How long has it been?
B) It was a week (on) Monday.

I know that the original post refers to the future. But when I saw "a week Monday" in isolation, it struck me that t
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I suppose that may be true. I just don't hear that said. What I hear is eg It was a week last Monday.

Anyway, the point is that the tense influences the interpretation.

Clive
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Interesting, Clive! I have heard people say "I'll see you Monday week." I'm not sure which English-speaking country they came from. Does that word order sound natural and correct to a Canadian? Thanks for your reply.

CB
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Hi,

Yes.
There are quite a few idiomatic ways to say this kind of thing.

Clive
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