Pushed meeting back/forward - PROPER WORD USAGE
So, there was a discussion tonight at work about some proper terminology. It got a rise out of the employees and no one could figure out who was right. I figured I would bring it up here and find out your opinions.
This is how it was brought to me:
Say I came to you and told you that there was going to be a meeting at one o'clock that you needed to attend. Then, I came to you later to tell you it was at 1:15 instead. Would you say the meeting was pushed forward or pushed back?
My answer was that the meeting was pushed back to a later time. Pushing it forward would mean I would have to be there at an earlier time.
The contrasting argument was that the meeting was pushed forward because you are going forward in time, not backwards.
What would you say would be the proper terminology?
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