The idea of appointment can be used to name a meeting agreed upon by two or more individuals, who agree to meet for a certain purpose. For example: "Tomorrow I have an appointment with a girl from my school" , "The doctor gave me an appointment for next week" , "I'm trying to coordinate an appointment with the company's lawyer but I'm not having any luck" .
When two people set a day, time, and meeting place, they establish a date. The concept is usually used with reference to meetings that are agreed with a possible romantic purpose . Suppose a young man is attracted to a co-worker. Upon detecting certain signs from the girl, he decides to ask her out. So they both agree on a date : to go to the movies on Saturday night. On this date the two will be able to get to know each other better and, if everything goes well, perhaps it will be the beginning of a romantic relationship and they will establish a courtship .
Appointments are also usually made by professionals who need to organize their agenda to meet their clients or patients. A kinesiologist, to cite one case, makes appointments to see his patients in different shifts. In this way, people already know when they can see the specialist and do not waste time on long waits.
Generally, it is not the doctor who makes an appointment directly to his patients, but rather relies on the organization of another person, who acts as secretary and receptionist. After a consultation, if a follow-up is necessary, the doctor may suggest that we make a new appointment with his assistant, who is the one who keeps the agenda and can tell us when he will be available again.
Since this is other people's work, we must respect our obligation to attend the medical appointment or, failing that, to contact the clinic to inform them that an unforeseen event has arisen. In this way, we give them the opportunity to grant the appointment to someone else. Nowadays, it is normal for them to send us a reminder by phone the day before to confirm our attendance.
A note or mention that serves as proof or testimony of something that is pointed out is also called a quote. Quotations involve the reproduction of another's statement in one's own speech .
A journalistic chronicle may indicate: «The president expressed his confidence in a speedy economic recovery. 'We are going to grow at least 3% in the next semester,' said the president . In this example , the phrase "We are going to grow at least 3% in the next half year" is a quote from a president that is included in a journalist's article .
Collecting and memorizing quotes from different fields can be very useful. For example, writers often honor each other by including them in their works . Here we have a "positive" use, so to speak, of this resource, since it serves to highlight the importance or validity of the other's words, and make them become better known, disseminate them in different areas so that more people can admire them. .
Of course, quoting someone can also be done with the opposite intention: to highlight their ideological errors or repeat a statement of theirs that leaves them in a bad light so that it is not easy for them to move on. This can be done by a candidate for political office to defame his competitors, based on something they have said that they do not want to spread, perhaps because it has escaped them or because they have not thought twice before speaking. For example: "I promise you a responsible mandate, opposite to what my competitor would give you, who said - and I quote - 'when I see poor children, I roll up the window.'"