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Old 05-Jan-2004, 13:41
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What is the difference between the two sentences:
I'll do that the next week.
I'll do that next week.
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What is the difference between the two sentences:
I'll do that the next week.
I'll do that next week.
I wouldn't use the first,personally.
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Me neither.

I might say 'I'll do that the week after next' though. ;)
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That's different and works. I wouldn't use 'the' with next\last unless there were something alse there.
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when we use at or in. For example :
At school
In school
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when we use at or in. For example :
At school
In school
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I'd use 'at school' to describe location and 'in school'when talking about the eductaion processes,
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