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- It is very difficult to be unambiguous with only the word next. If, on a Friday or Saturday, I say "Next Wednesday", most Brits will assume I mean the very next Wednesday, less than 7 days away.
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Aug 19, 2018 · It is very difficult to be unambiguous with only the word next. If, on a Friday or Saturday, I say "Next Wednesday", most Brits will assume I mean the very next Wednesday, less than 7 days away. If I say it on a Sunday or Monday, some Brits will assume I mean the Wednesday more than a week away.
Apr 13, 2017 · Today is Monday (28/1/2013) and "this Saturday" would mean the approaching Saturday (2/2/2013). Today is Monday (28/1/2013) and "the next Saturday" would mean the next Saturday after the approaching Saturday (9/2/2013) . BUT. Some of them may be confused and they might want to be clear.
- "This Saturday" surely does mean the closest Saturday in the future. But "next Saturday" has become ambiguous. I've been asked more than once whe...
- Most of the people would think the following way: Today is Monday (28/1/2013) and "this Saturday" would mean the approaching Saturday (2/2/2013). T...
- If today is Sunday (or any day) and you say, "This Sunday" it means "this coming sunday." That is what "this Sunday" is short for. If you say, "nex...
- Next means next. The house next door isn't eight houses down the block. It's beside your house. Next Saturday is the next one coming up.
- I am so confused about this and reading the comments confirmed how varied the understanding of "next week " is. I emigrated from Soith Africa to A...
Mar 17, 2014 · Saying “next Thursday” on a Monday could provide the same sort of uncertainty as saying “next Sunday on a Friday”, though saying “next Wednesday” on a Monday, less so. This is, however, all rather subjective – whatever “definitive” answers might be presented, you’ll find disagreements.
If it’s Friday today, we could say “this coming Wed” or “next Wednesday” but not “this Wednesday,” because if we did that, then “next Wednesday” would either mean Wednesday of the week after next, strictly speaking, or given ambiguity could mean the very same day as was indicated by “this Wednesday.”
Depends. I'd say 'Wednesday week' if it wasn't this wednesday coming, but the one after. I'd say that means next week's Wednesday as opposed to the upcoming one in 5 days. If I meant the closer one, I'd say *"*this Wednesday."
I'm debating with someone about whether the term "next Wednesday" refers to the most immediate Wednesday or the one that follows that one. For example, if it's Sunday, I'm arguing that the term "next Wednesday" is ambiguous and could mean "in 3 days" or "in 10 days."
There’s no agreed-on phrasing for Wednesday 11/22, though if you agree that “next Wednesday” is 11/15, then it’s safe to say “the Wednesday after next” to reference 11/22.
