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May 26, 2020
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Cougarrr
May the force be with you.
Next week is also the next Sun-Sat that come. Not the week after that.
However, if you say "next Tuesday" and it's Monday, you are referring to a day 8 days from then.
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POLL: You’re half a mile away from the stoplight and your navigator tells you “Turn left at the next light.” How do you interpret it?
scootsy
Meme Team
5/26/20 6:20pm
Next week is also the next Sun-Sat that come. Not the week after that.
Cougarrr
5/26/20 6:23pm
So would "next Sunday" be in 5 days, or 12 days? I'd interpret it as 12 days,
cougaman
5/26/20 7:43pm
I smell a marital dispute
Tricky
5/26/20 6:25pm
The English language is so strange. The concept of your poll is correct for nearly all circumstances, but for some
slappy
5/26/20 6:31pm
2 days from now is THIS Thursday
fulano
5/26/20 7:09pm
So you chose option B in the OPs poll? If if he meant the immediately coming light, he should say THIS light?
slappy
5/26/20 8:52pm
Next Thursday IS 9 days from now. Two days from now is Thursday or
Lifi
5/26/20 7:18pm
I fully understand how people use this expression for days. I'm pointing out that in the English language, it is not
slappy
5/26/20 8:34pm
Apples and oranges. In one case, you’re dealing with concrete objects. In the other case, there is a time element. To be
Crowgar
5/27/20 4:52am
I don't agree with time elements. If I tell you I'll pay you next month, you would expect payment in June not July.
slappy
5/27/20 10:01am
Just apologize now, you will eventually so get it out of the way
ArcticKat
5/26/20 7:01pm
If you can’t understand that you shouldn’t be driving
Lifi
5/26/20 7:13pm
I hear “Get in the left lane NOW, the turn is only half a mile away!”
klay
5/26/20 7:40pm
Better than: When do I turn? Back there.
ArcticKat
5/26/20 7:52pm
I turn right at the next intersection. 50% of the time, it's the right move.
RobAdams
5/26/20 10:20pm
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