That's just always how I've used the terms. Makes sense to me. But this is just

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Jan 11, 2021
9:50:19pm

Magathisll Starter

That's just always how I've used the terms. Makes sense to me. But this is just

one of those English idiosyncracies

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Magathisll

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POLL: Please settle this debate for me

mikecito

1/11/21 9:33pm

The 13th is this Wednesday

SpotOnOpinionsGuy

1/11/21 9:34pm

Spot on, and not an opinion.

Penske Material

1/11/21 9:35pm

Agreed!

mikecito

1/11/21 9:43pm

Depends on when he said it. If he said it last Friday, then it’s this week. If he said it today, then it’s next week.

1/11/21 9:35pm

At what point are "this" and "next" not synonymous?

Corn Pop

1/11/21 9:41pm

There's an implied "week" that goes with "next"

El Careeb

1/11/21 9:37pm

RE: POLL: Please settle this debate for me

Mathew

1/11/21 9:37pm

For me, "this _____" refers to a date between 1-6 days in the future.

Magathisll

1/11/21 9:38pm

I don't think so; it refers to a specific week. If on Friday I say next Tuesday

jrob30

1/11/21 9:46pm

That's just always how I've used the terms. Makes sense to me. But this is just

Magathisll

1/11/21 9:50pm

Thanks for this poll. It settled a long debate for me as well. The 13th is THIS

Coug Man in Florida

1/11/21 9:38pm

Is he Irish or European? They say it differently than we do... and “next” is the very next even if in a day or two. US

46in96

1/11/21 9:43pm

Wednesday = 13th Next Wednesday = 20th. But it is a bit unclear.

BYUtka

1/11/21 9:52pm

We need the word “oxt”. Your use is colloquially understood, but technically doesn’t follow the dictionary def. “Next”

mvtoro

1/11/21 10:53pm

Correct, but using it wrong causes confusion

mikecito

1/11/21 11:16pm

Die on? Lol! It’s obviously not clear to everyone or you wouldn’t have posted it. And it’s caused confusion many times

mvtoro

1/12/21 12:59am

Sorry, should have specified weird hill for HIM to die on, not you

mikecito

1/12/21 9:57am

Yeah, it’s weird not to adjust. Some people forget that the whole purpose of language is to understand and be understood

mvtoro

1/12/21 10:51am

That's because Wednesday is tomorrow

krindorr

1/12/21 8:28am

“This Wednesday” would be two days. “Next Wednesday” implies next week.

ByuImaginesDragons

1/12/21 1:05am

I’ve removed saying “this” and keep it to “next” and “following”

JONBOY

1/12/21 4:58am

Removing "This" makes it more confusing.

BYUtka

1/12/21 10:08am

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