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Is "The upcoming Friday's lesson." as awkward as "The upcoming Friday lesson."? Maybe in a better context, both of these would be ok/idiomatic? The point I was making here was that I was told both structures "The upcoming Friday lesson./The upcoming Friday's lesson." are possible.

Dominik Petricek
– Dominik Petricek

2026-03-30 06:28:56 +00:00
Commented yesterday
In comparison, in "The next Friday lesson./Next Friday's lesson." - using "the" in the second example would not be correct - "The next Friday's lesson." - incorrect.. So, that's why I'm making sure and asking here whether the structure "The upcoming Friday's lesson" is really ok/correct.

Dominik Petricek
– Dominik Petricek

2026-03-30 06:37:49 +00:00
Commented yesterday
The article "the" may used to make something specific. For example, "He's the last in line," where I believe American's are more likely to use "the" than British. However, with "upcoming", an article (or adjective) seem to be almost required. "May's upcoming storm..." or "An upcoming storm in May..."

DrMoishe Pippik
– DrMoishe Pippik

2026-03-30 15:10:16 +00:00
Commented yesterday

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