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The following sentence should translate to "However, going at the beginning of the week is no good":
でも、週明けすぐっていうのもね。
Still, what exactly in the sentence gives the idea of "no good"? Is it just でも? Would omitting でも change the meaning of the sentence? Or is there something on the のもね part too which gives that nuance to the phrase? Thank you very much for your help.
It looks to be the same question as one answered on lang-8 (note: expired link removed), providing the sentence ends のもね instead of ものね.
でも、週明けすぐっていうのもね。
Citing the answer. It explains that "っていうのも" indicates the negative and omitting the following sentence.
「っていうのもね・・・」というのは、大まかに言うと、否定的な意味で使います。 その後に続くsentenseが省略されています。 はっきり言わずに、あいまいなまま濁して返事をする日本人の文化を表していると思います。
For example the complete sentence could be:
週明けすぐっていうのも早すぎると思う。
He/she thinks "it is too early/hasty (hence he/she does not want to" and by avoiding saying so directly is the way to indirectly express negative/no.
