Fridays’ events/Friday events

[Dominik92]

Hello,

are both sentences correct? I'm struggling with the usage of Fridays', Mondays' etc. I would go with the second sentence as a safe choice. I believe there is no difference in meaning here, is there?

• Fridays’ events in December have been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
• Friday events in December have been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Similarly here:

• I will be ready for the next two Fridays' lessons.
• I will be ready for the next two Friday lessons.

Thank you!

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd use the simple "Friday" in both contexts.

All Friday events in December have been cancelled ...
I will be ready for the next two Friday lessons.

The possessive works fine when using the singular.

Friday's event has been cancelled ...
I'll be ready for Friday's lesson.

 

[Dominik92]

May I ask you about the status of the following structure?

I was told that e.g. "Monday's lessons" doesn't have to refer to just more lessons on one specific Monday as I would expect but to lessons on Monday in general. Which is surprising to me - I would use "Monday lessons" for lessons that taka place each Monday. One example here:

- Monday's lessons are always comprehension based which may be linked to the text or other texts of varying genres to ensure robust coverage and exposure.

Can you imagine using it like this too or is this rather something colloquial a non-native speaker should avoid using? What's the status of it? If it's ok to use, could I then use it in my original examples too?

- All Friday's events in December have been cancelled ...
- I will be ready for the next two Friday's lessons.

 

[jutfrank]

"Monday's lessons" doesn't have to refer to just more lessons on one specific Monday as I would expect but to lessons on Monday in general.

Right.

I would use "Monday lessons" for lessons that taka place each Monday.

Yes, that's better. This is what emsr2d2 told you in post #2.

Can you imagine using it like this too or is this rather something colloquial a non-native speaker should avoid using?

I think most of us agree you should use 'Monday lessons'. No, it's not colloquial.