Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

[rhkramer@gmail.com]

On Friday, March 31, 2017 09:34:26 AM Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Friday 31 March 2017 14:04:03 rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> > To specify the Thursday before the last Thursday, use something like:
> > "the Thursday before last Thursday".
> > 
> > To specify the Thursday after the coming Thursday, use something like:
> > "the Thursday after next Thursday".
> 
> 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.

And you're still married? ;-)

> 
> And let us clear up another misunderstanding while we are at it.  The other
> side of the pond you appear to be under a delusion that there is such a
> thing as British anything, including English.  Try telling that to the
> Welsh, the Irish and the Scots!

Similar to the situation on this side of the pond, for example north and 
south, or New England, California, Pennsylvania Dutch ("throw your father down 
the stairs his hat" ;-),  and other parts of the US (or Canada).