fix the time

[ostap77]

If I want to have a meeting on a certain date, is OK to ask "What day do we fix the time for? Any other suggestions?

 

[BobK]

'When shall we do it? - Let's fix a time.' I think a native speaker would tend to decouple the two (the deciding and the fixing). Maybe it's something to do with using a 'home-grown' word for the main question, and then the Latinate 'fix' for the details...:-?

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[JMurray]

If I want to have a meeting on a certain date, is OK to ask "What day do we fix the time for? Any other suggestions?


ostap.
I would say something like:
"What day suits you?'
"What day's best?"
"Let's make a day"
"Do you want to fix a date?"
– or more formally, "What day is convenient (for you)?"
Then once the day is agreed on I would need to fix a time: "Noon?, 2:30?".


not a teacher

 

[ostap77]

If I want to have a meeting on a certain date, is OK to ask "What day do we fix the time for? Any other suggestions?


ostap.
I would say something like:
"What day suits you?'
"What day's best?"
"Let's make a day"
"Do you want to fix a date?"
– or more formally, "What day is convenient (for you)?"
Then once the day is agreed on I would need to fix a time: "Noon?, 2:30?".


not a teacher

Would this sound natural "Let's fix a time. Shall we?''?

 

[birdeen's call]

Would this sound natural "Let's fix a time. Shall we?''?

You could say, "Let's fix the time, shall we?" (We use a comma instead of a period, because there's no long pause there.)

It's not very common though.

 

[ostap77]

You could say, "Let's fix the time, shall we?" (We use a comma instead of a period, because there's no long pause there.)

It's not very common though.

Thanks. Why is it in BobK's post "Let's fix a time?"?

 

[birdeen's call]

Thanks. Why is it in BobK's post "Let's fix a time?"?

Both sound OK to me. I would use "the", because it's "the time of our meeting" in my mind.

 

[JMurray]

On further reflection I would say that "Let's set a date" and "Let's make a time" are possibly the most common forms in my environment.
I have certainly heard "Let's make a time, shall we?", but more frequently it would be the less formal "Let's make a time, OK?".