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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Next week
1-She'll be out of town for the next week, but you can email her.
2-She'll be out of town the week after this, but you can email her.
3-Give me a call in the next week and we'll have lunch/
4-Next week will be sunny and warm.
5-The next week will be sunny.
In which case:
a-We are talking about a period of seven days starting tomorrow
b-We are talking about the next calendar week, starting on the coming Sunday
c-We are talking about a period of seven days starting seven days from now (the period stretching from seven to fourteen days from now)
2-She'll be out of town the week after this, but you can email her.
3-Give me a call in the next week and we'll have lunch/
4-Next week will be sunny and warm.
5-The next week will be sunny.
In which case:
a-We are talking about a period of seven days starting tomorrow
b-We are talking about the next calendar week, starting on the coming Sunday
c-We are talking about a period of seven days starting seven days from now (the period stretching from seven to fourteen days from now)
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In which case: a-We are talking about a period of seven days starting tomorrow -- 1, 2, 3, 4 b-We are talking about the next calendar week, starting on the coming Sunday - What day is this?! c-We are talking about a period of seven days starting seven days from now (the period stretching from seven to fourteen days from now)-- None. #5 is only possibly so.
- In which case: a-We are talking about a period of seven days starting tomorrow -- 1, 2, 3, 4 b-We are talking about the next calendar week, starting on the coming Sunday - What day is this?!
- c-We are talking about a period of seven days starting seven days from now (the period stretching from seven to fourteen days from now)-- None.
- #5 is only possibly so.
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In which case:
a-We are talking about a period of seven days starting tomorrow -- 1, 2, 3, 4
b-We are talking about the next calendar week, starting on the coming Sunday- What day is this?!
c-We are talking about a period of seven days starting seven days from now (the period stretching from seven to fourteen days from now)-- None. #5 is only poss
a-We are talking about a period of seven days starting tomorrow -- 1, 2, 3, 4
b-We are talking about the next calendar week, starting on the coming Sunday- What day is this?!
c-We are talking about a period of seven days starting seven days from now (the period stretching from seven to fourteen days from now)-- None. #5 is only poss
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Thank you Mr. Micawber.
b-We are talking about the next calendar week, starting on the coming Sunday- What day is this?!
Well, I guess if this was Saturday, then both meanings "a" and "b" would boil down to the same thing, give or take a day! I was checking out to see if there was a distinction in English between:
a-We will be working on it next week. (cal
b-We are talking about the next calendar week, starting on the coming Sunday- What day is this?!
Well, I guess if this was Saturday, then both meanings "a" and "b" would boil down to the same thing, give or take a day! I was checking out to see if there was a distinction in English between:
a-We will be working on it next week. (cal
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a-We will be working on it next week. (calendar)
b-We will be working on it over the next week. (seven day period regardless of what day it was)
(That was what I was taught.-- Then it was dumbed down by your teacher. B could be 7 days, but it could just as well be the coming calendar week. Days and date ranges are one of the most-negotiated communications in English.)
b-We will be working on it over the next week. (seven day period regardless of what day it was)
(That was what I was taught.-- Then it was dumbed down by your teacher. B could be 7 days, but it could just as well be the coming calendar week. Days and date ranges are one of the most-negotiated communications in English.)
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