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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Please break down the word "schedule"
Hi,
I would like to understand the meaning of the word "schedule" precisely.
"My therapy sessions were scheduled for every Thursday at 2:30."
If I understood my dictionaries correctly, which basically say "to plan that something will happen at a particular time," the sentence suggests that his therapy sessions haven't taken place yet. He's not in the middle of these therapy sessions."
Am I correct?
Thank you,
m
I would like to understand the meaning of the word "schedule" precisely.
"My therapy sessions were scheduled for every Thursday at 2:30."
If I understood my dictionaries correctly, which basically say "to plan that something will happen at a particular time," the sentence suggests that his therapy sessions haven't taken place yet. He's not in the middle of these therapy sessions."
Am I correct?
Thank you,
m
Top answer
A schedule can be repeating events, or one can schedule (make an appointment) a one-time event. The past tense "were scheduled" is most likely being used to indicate that the therapy took place in the past, and is no longer taking place. I would say "are scheduled" for sessions that haven't taken place yet (or are ongoing).
- A schedule can be repeating events, or one can schedule (make an appointment) a one-time event.
- The past tense "were scheduled" is most likely being used to indicate that the therapy took place in the past, and is no longer taking place.
- I would say "are scheduled" for sessions that haven't taken place yet (or are ongoing).
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A schedule can be repeating events, or one can schedule (make an appointment) a one-time event.
The past tense "were scheduled" is most likely being used to indicate that the therapy took place in the past, and is no longer taking place.
I would say "are scheduled" for sessions that haven't taken place yet (or are ongoing).
The past tense "were scheduled" is most likely being used to indicate that the therapy took place in the past, and is no longer taking place.
I would say "are scheduled" for sessions that haven't taken place yet (or are ongoing).
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Thank you for the reply. I think I should've explained my point more clearly.
This is the context:
My therapy sessions were scheduled for every Thursday at 2:30, and with the exception of my mother, I discussed them with no one.
I understand from the narrator's perspecitve the therapy sessions have been completed. But what I would like to know is from the perspec
This is the context:
My therapy sessions were scheduled for every Thursday at 2:30, and with the exception of my mother, I discussed them with no one.
I understand from the narrator's perspecitve the therapy sessions have been completed. But what I would like to know is from the perspec
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Hi
I would say the writer is using a narrative tense ambiguously - in other words, we can't really tell. I don't think the writer is doing this to be misleading: it is just an economic use of words in narrative
The previous paragraphs are leading up to the sessions being scheduled, so the quote, as it begins, suggests that they may not have started yet. Something like..
I would say the writer is using a narrative tense ambiguously - in other words, we can't really tell. I don't think the writer is doing this to be misleading: it is just an economic use of words in narrative
The previous paragraphs are leading up to the sessions being scheduled, so the quote, as it begins, suggests that they may not have started yet. Something like..
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Thank you for the detailed explanation, Dave.
So, now I understood the context very clearly but would like to make sure the
So, now I understood the context very clearly but would like to make sure the
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Hi M
If I am a passenger on a railway platform and say: "The train is scheduled to come every hour" then I am expecting the next train to arrive within an hour. I might also say: "That is the current schedule"
But I might also say "I'm pleased to see that, in the timetable starting next month, the train is scheduled to come every half-hour"
(The timetable hasn't started
If I am a passenger on a railway platform and say: "The train is scheduled to come every hour" then I am expecting the next train to arrive within an hour. I might also say: "That is the current schedule"
But I might also say "I'm pleased to see that, in the timetable starting next month, the train is scheduled to come every half-hour"
(The timetable hasn't started
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