“OK, let's shoot for Wednesday.”

You're planning to meet a woman who you met on an online dating site. You've been e-mailing her, and she wrote back with her schedule. Today's Monday. She can't meet this week, but she can meet next week on Wednesday. You want to agree to that time. You write:

OK, let's shoot for next Wednesday.

let's (do something)

Most English learners know "Let's ___", but they often over-use it and say "Let's ___" in situations where it isn't appropriate.

When can you say "Let's ___"? You usually use it when you're suggesting something that you're sure the listener will accept. In the example above, the woman has already suggested meeting on this day, so you can expect that she will agree when you use "let's ___".

shoot for (a day or time)

Use "shoot for (a day or time)" when you're trying to plan when you're going to do something, but you're not 100% sure that the day or time you've decided will work. Here's an example for talking about when a long-term project will be finished:

I'm shooting for early August.

next (Monday/Tuesday/etc)

Explaining what day you're talking about can be difficult. If today is Saturday July 24th, here's what you should call each of the days of the week:

• Sunday, 7/25: "Tomorrow"
• Monday, 7/26: "Monday" or "this Monday"
• Tuesday, 7/27: "Tuesday" or "this Tuesday"
• Saturday, 8/1: "next Saturday"
• Sunday, 8/2: "next Sunday"