]> On 30-01-2009, Dario Teixeira <darioteixeira@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > >> No, I mean "Monday". I need to call the restaurant before midday on >> Tuesday, so I need to have the list on Monday (or Tuesday before midday, >> but Monday is better). The dinner, I am speaking of, is on Tuesday. > > Yeah, English grammar is ambiguous that way... I would phrase the > statement as "We need to know on Monday how many people are coming > to the dinner (on Tuesday) to book the restaurant". > > An alternative is start learning Lojban: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lojban > Re-reading my own annoucement (and followup), I realize that this is not clear. But you catch the meaning of it. So lets make it official: We need to know on Monday how many people are coming to the dinner (on Tuesday) to book the restaurant. Regards Sylvain Le Gall