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English translation: cannot change the day of the week once it\'s set

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English term or phrase:just need to be consistent
Selected answer:cannot change the day of the week once it\'s set
Entered by: Phong Le

02:14 May 24, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: just need to be consistent
Context as below.
it can be Tue, Wed or Thur but need to be consistent for all weeks? can't be Tue this week and Wed next week or so...?




Peter,

Please obtain proposals from Hyatt and Caravelle for Seminar Breakfasts.

Looking for contract price for 6 breakfasts, for next six months. One per month.

They can propose which day suits... Tue or Wed or Thursday... 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th week... just need to be consistent.

100 people. Half ballroom. 8am to 930am.

I like Hyatt best.

Mamo
Phong Le
Vietnam
Local time: 16:26
cannot change the day of the week once it's set
Explanation:
It's only one breakfast per month. They can propose, for instance:

The first Tuesday of every month (for 6 months).
The third Tuesday of every month
The second Wednesday of every month, etc.

It doesn't matter to Mamo which day, or which week, but once they have chosen, for instance, the last Thursday of every month, that can't be changed from month to month. It has to be the last Thursday of every one of the 6 months.

Hope this helps.


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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2016-05-25 05:52:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Phong Le. Good luck with your project!
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JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 05:26
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cannot change the day of the week once it's set


Explanation:
It's only one breakfast per month. They can propose, for instance:

The first Tuesday of every month (for 6 months).
The third Tuesday of every month
The second Wednesday of every month, etc.

It doesn't matter to Mamo which day, or which week, but once they have chosen, for instance, the last Thursday of every month, that can't be changed from month to month. It has to be the last Thursday of every one of the 6 months.

Hope this helps.


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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2016-05-25 05:52:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Phong Le. Good luck with your project!

JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 05:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
5 mins
  -> Thank you, Phil.
agree  lorenab23: :-)
24 mins
  -> Thank you, Lorena.
agree  Arabic & More
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Amel.
agree  Jack Doughty
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jack.
agree  Louisa Tchaicha
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Louisa.
agree  Gabriele Demuth
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Gabriele.
agree  Charles Davis: Yes, "consistent" means same day, same week every month.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Charles. My current translation project is a mass of inconsistent styles from multiple authors, so when I saw "consistent" I knew I had to answer this one! Like most translators, I'm a little obsessive about consistency.
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Yasutomo Kanazawa.
agree  Andres Diaz
21 hrs
  -> Thank you, Andres.
agree  Ashutosh Mitra
2 days 1 hr
  -> Thank you, Ashutosh Mitra.
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