2007年1月6日 · Luncheon would simply be a formal way of saying 'lunch meeting'. In fact, I think most english speakers (at least American English spearkers) tend to laugh at the mention of the word 'luncheon' simply because it's a very formal way of saying 'lunch meeting'.

2009年12月10日 · My coauthor wants to discuss a problem with me. I want to talk about it when we are having lunch. Can I say "Let us discuss this at lunch"? Are there alternative ways of saying it? What changes should I make if we want to talk about it while we are having dinner?

2017年5月23日 · If you flip no. 1 around it's workable in the right circumstances. When the meeting ends, we'll be eating. If this is spoken as an informational announcement to the other attendees, especially if someone says, "I'm getting hungry.", it would work if it's part of the planned activities to serve a meal after the meeting is over.

2007年6月18日 · A luncheon suggests something more formal, like an event where some one will present something (like a paper, or an award) before an audience or crowd, or where several people will meet over a meal to discuss a specific topic (i.e. a business luncheon where the attendees discuss recent sales trends within their company).

2013年12月8日 · Hello, Here's the context: imagine I am planing something for a group of tourists and I want to say that after a particular event organised specially for them, I'll join them AT/FOR lunch. Which or the preposition is the most commonly used in …

2009年2月4日 · luncheon meeting, lunch meeting, working lunch = déjeuner de travail (Repas durant lequel les participants se réunissent au sujet d'une question professionnelle.)

2012年4月10日 · The sentence doesn't make sense. It should be "at today's luncheon". ("Luncheon" is a formal word in BE. I never hear it spoken and hardly ever see it written down, although it may not be out of place in the formal style of language for which you're striving.

2017年3月13日 · "Luncheon" is an old-fashioned word for "lunch". This is a light meal taken in the middle of the day, whereas "dinner" is a more substantial meal taken in the evening.

2024年11月26日 · In Commonwealth English, we say "Bags" to claim something first, for example: "I bags the front seat". Wordreference translates this as "Prem's". I'm interested to know how to say "Bags not!" in French. I received an email this morning asking who wants to attend a meeting. I don't want to. I...

2013年10月21日 · You'd say something like, "I am so sorry that I'll be unable to attend the meeting, because . . . You say that attendance is compulsory, so I think that whether you are asking your boss's permission or informing your boss, you need to state the reason for your absence, for example, "because my grandmother has just died, and that is the day of ...