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?
B. It was before I came. Is this a correct sentence?
Top answer
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"
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