If a meeting at 12.00 is moved forward 2 hours

[IliveonCoffee]

What time is the meeting?

I saw this somewhere else. I've just asked my partner....I'm horrified --slightly dramatic- at his response!

What time do you think the meeting is?

10:00?

That is a completely different thing, though.

If you want to make it earlier I'd just say we will "meet at the earlier time of...." why be confusing?

(The clocks moving and forward, that is)

If you are changing the time of the meeting then don't be so cryptic? People always interpret things differently. Obviously you would state the new time 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh fgs, I’ve not had my coffee yet and it’s showing! *back & forward, obviously.

@HollyandIvyandallthingsYule it's really not a COMPLETELY different thing. Hence the potential for confusion.
If you want people to make your meeting then don't just say "it's been brought forward" 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yes, it really is. But I’m not going to argue about it.

However I agree with you that being clear & concise is the far better option. And I also agree with those who have said just abolish the concept of work meetings - that would solve so many issues, and save so many manhours!

I would have been 4 hours late because I would have turned up at 2!!
I see time as as being linear and moved forward from 12 to 2.
If they said can we bring the meeting back two hours I would have turned up at 10.
However I do checked what they meant!

I also say 2pm. Bizarrely in this context ‘back’ means further away. For me.

Ok, so try this one, relative phone up on Monday 1st and asks if they can visit and stay over "Next Saturday".

What day are they coming?

(spoiler) we called them on Saturday 6th, an hour after they were supposed to arrive to see if they were ok etc, and they were actually coming on Saturday 13th. "This Saturday" would apparently be the 6th and "Next Saturday" would be 13th.

In my book Next=the next one occurring, so today is Saturday 21st November, Next Friday to me would be 27th. My relative would think "Next Friday" is 4th Dec.

‘Brought forward’ once I take time to think about it, is 10am. But like everyone else I have to think about it.

Conversation in my office would be the much less ambiguous ‘can we make that meeting a bit earlier please?’

@Bakeachocolatecaketoday

Ok, so try this one, relative phone up on Monday 1st and asks if they can visit and stay over "Next Saturday".

What day are they coming?

(spoiler) we called them on Saturday 6th, an hour after they were supposed to arrive to see if they were ok etc, and they were actually coming on Saturday 13th. "This Saturday" would apparently be the 6th and "Next Saturday" would be 13th.

In my book Next=the next one occurring, so today is Saturday 21st November, Next Friday to me would be 27th. My relative would think "Next Friday" is 4th Dec.

Any day in this week is ‘this’ (or alternatively Friday coming, for example)

Any day in next week is ‘next’ (or alternatively Friday week, for example)

Your relatives were correct.

Anyway I’m wasting too much time on this! Have a great day everyone!

“This Saturday”- the Saturday at the end of this week.

“Next Saturday”- the Saturday the week after. I agree with the relatives.

10 a.m.

Re ‘Saturday’ for me there’s a king of ‘hump reset which happens on Monday morning. So if I was told ‘next Saturday’ on a Sunday I’d find it ambiguous and need always to check whether 6th or 13th.
If however next Saturday was said to me in a Monday it would be 13th in my mind.
Bloody hell how do we all meet up ! Guess it’s just as well we’re doing less of it due to lockdown !

@HeronLanyon

Re ‘Saturday’ for me there’s a king of ‘hump reset which happens on Monday morning. So if I was told ‘next Saturday’ on a Sunday I’d find it ambiguous and need always to check whether 6th or 13th. If however next Saturday was said to me in a Monday it would be 13th in my mind. Bloody hell how do we all meet up ! Guess it’s just as well we’re doing less of it due to lockdown !

Yes, I'd check do you mean Saturday coming, or the one after?

*This Saturday”- the Saturday at the end of this

“Next Saturday”- the Saturday the week after. I agree with the relatives.
I would think that as well but would also check we had the same understanding.

Next Saturday is surely the next Saturday, eg closest one?

10am - but if someone said that to me, I would definitely clarify what time they meant because you just never know how someone else's mind works.

@Icenii

Next Saturday is surely the next Saturday, eg closest one?

No it really isn’t. It would mean Saturday of next week. Unless you’re already on Saturday this week in which case it means Saturday next week as well as the next Saturday coming...🙂

You are bringing it forward as in closer to you. Pushing it back it pushing it further away from you.

I’m with your dp and immediately though 2pm as I thought spring forward, pushing time forward/ahead. I’m amazed that so few agree

Next Saturday is surely the next Saturday, eg closest one?
No that would be this Saturday!😂