other day

[irinaofr]

I said
1) " Speak to you the other day".

Is it wrong?
Should it be

2) Speak to you another day?


3) Speak to you next time (that's correct, for sure).

Many thanks.

 

[irinaofr]

I was talkng about informal conversation.
Thanks.

 

[Skrej]

#1 could work (with Piscean's previous observations about missing verbs and informal speech) if you changed the verb to the past tense. In that case, you're referencing a previous conversation, rather than a future one.

I spoke to you the other day.

 

[irinaofr]

None of them is 'correct'. In standard English, a sentence needs a subject and a finite verb, as in "I'll speak to you soon". We may omit these in informal conversation, in which case your #2 and #3 are possible.

If I were you, Piscean, I'd say it this way: " Yes, you can use your 2) and 3) in informal conversation and 1) could work if....
I would not start it the way you did " None of them is 'correct'".

 

[MikeNewYork]

Irinaofr, if you are going to respond to posts here you need to state that you are not a teacher. You could put that in your signature so you don't forget.

 

[irinaofr]

What do you mean by "to respond to posts here?"
This is my thread, I asked a question. I can't say what I think about the answer?

 

[irinaofr]

I am definitely not.
I used to encourage my students when I was a teacher, not to discourage them.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Good point. I didn't realize you were the OP.

 

[irinaofr]

What is OP?
Original Poster?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes.