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Re: When Is "Next Friday"?

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Post by tromp »

episteme wrote: post #17
tromp wrote: post #10

> The Simple Rule > If the Friday you’re referring to is beyond seven days from today, including today, it’s next Friday. That's not a such simple rule. I'm not even sure what "including today" means. A simple rule would be: next Friday is the first Friday after today. The whole existence of this website suggests that the term "Next Friday" is at best ambiguous. Especially on a Saturday or Sunday, many people will in…

Your rule is describing this Friday, not next Friday.

Except on Friday's, when "this Friday" means today. On other days, many people indeed use "this" and "next" synonymously.

Re: When Is "Next Friday"?

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Post by hawkice »

tromp wrote: post #21
episteme wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your rule is describing this Friday, not next Friday.

Except on Friday's, when "this Friday" means today. On other days, many people indeed use "this" and "next" synonymously.

Perhaps this is regional? I would identify this Friday as the 15th, and next Friday as the 22nd. Next Friday always means the Friday after the next one, which I notice is insane as a matter of logic, but is the local usage I am familiar with.

Re: When Is "Next Friday"?

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Post by tromp »

hawkice wrote: post #24
tromp wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except on Friday's, when "this Friday" means today. On other days, many people indeed use "this" and "next" synonymously.

Perhaps this is regional? I would identify this Friday as the 15th, and next Friday as the 22nd. Next Friday always means the Friday after the next one, which I notice is insane as a matter of logic, but is the local usage I am familiar with.

> Next Friday always means the Friday after the next one

You're using "the next one" i.e. the next Friday, to refer to the first one after today.

Re: When Is "Next Friday"?

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Post by hawkice »

tromp wrote: post #25
hawkice wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps this is regional? I would identify this Friday as the 15th, and next Friday as the 22nd. Next Friday always means the Friday after the next one, which I notice is insane as a matter of logic, but is the local usage I am familiar with.

> Next Friday always means the Friday after the next one You're using "the next one" i.e. the next Friday, to refer to the first one after today.

Yes, next Friday is not the next Friday, those two phrases are very different despite that being weird.

Not endorsing this, just reporting from usage.

Re: When Is "Next Friday"?

#29

Post by keernan »

tromp wrote: post #10

> The Simple Rule > If the Friday you’re referring to is beyond seven days from today, including today, it’s next Friday. That's not a such simple rule. I'm not even sure what "including today" means. A simple rule would be: next Friday is the first Friday after today. The whole existence of this website suggests that the term "Next Friday" is at best ambiguous. Especially on a Saturday or Sunday, many people will in…

I've become used to saying: "This coming Friday"

Re: When Is "Next Friday"?

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Post by mrala »

RugnirViking wrote: post #11

On the one hand, I agree with the author - my definition is the same as theirs. On the other hand, I have moved to a country where everyone else uses a different system (it differs on whether "next friday" is in 6 days if we're talking during saturday). Are they wrong? Is all of this arbitrary? I think that learning to navigate these differences part of being a better communicator and a better person.

> Is all of this arbitrary?

You’re describing language.

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