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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

please help me with these sentences.

A. Can we meet the week after? Vs. Can we meet after a week? What's the difference?
B. It was before I came. Is this a correct sentence?
  

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A. "the week after" means some unspecified time during the week (seven-day period from Monday to Sunday, or Sunday to Saturday, depending on your point of view) following a week that has already been mentioned or implied. "after a week" means seven days (or thereabouts) from now or from some day that has been mentioned or implied.

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  • A.
  • "the week after" means some unspecified time during the week (seven-day period from Monday to Sunday, or Sunday to Saturday, depending on your point of view) following a week that has already been mentioned or implied.
  • "after a week" means seven days (or thereabouts) from now or from some day that has been mentioned or implied.
  • For example, relative to Friday 1st, Monday 4th is "the week after" but not "after a week".
  • B.
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A. "the week after" means some unspecified time during the week (seven-day period from Monday to Sunday, or Sunday to Saturday, depending on your point of view) following a week that has already been mentioned or implied. "after a week" means seven days (or thereabouts) from now or from some day that has been mentioned or implied. For example, relative to Friday 1st, Monday 4th is "the week after"
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