Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)
On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 02:34:26PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> Great - all fine in theory. But you try announcing a meeting that way!!!
> Here in England we debate it, meaning that I and my husband disagree. When I
> say "next Thursday", I mean the Thursday next week. When he says next
> Thursday he means the next Thursday to arrive, i.e. this Thursday. We are
> both English, but I Cockney-born and he Yorkshire.
For whatever it's worth, here in Ohio, "next Thursday" would mean the
Thursday that occurs in the next calendar week. "This Thursday" means
the Thursday that occurs (or occurred) in the current calendar week,
though you'd need to use the past tense when saying it today, or people
would get very confused.
If you want to be clear, just include the numeric date. Your meeting
would be "Thursday, April 6th".
English is hilarious.
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