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Wheely


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Me and the GF had a debate tonight about use of the word "next" when discussing future events. We were talking on Monday 17th Dec about "next Friday". To me that meant Friday 21st (ie the next Friday to occur) - but to her it meant Friday 28th (ie a week Friday). As neither of us yielded I looked it up on 'tinternet' only to find there is no right or wrong definition for this. It would seem possibly the majority would agree with her, but plenty would agree with me. So be wary of this - as if I ask you if you are riding next Saturday then I mean the next Saturday that comes along ( in the same manner as if on a Sunday I may ask if you are riding next weekend - and I certainly don't mean in a fortnights time!!). For clarity refrain from "next Friday" and use either "this Friday" or "Friday week" - both of which are clear. Hope this useless information was of use to you. And, if it were a Monday and someone said "meet you next Friday", then when would you turn up??

-- Edited by Wheely on Tuesday 18th of December 2012 10:04:20 PM

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She's right & your wrong BTW, which you should already know but in this instance she is actually right.biggrin

This friday - the one that's coming, Next Friday - the one after this one.



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RichT4 wrote:

She's right & your wrong BTW, which you should already know but in this instance she is actually right.biggrin

This friday - the one that's coming, Next Friday - the one after this one.

Only one reply to that - "C U Next Tuesday".

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Shes bound to be right shes a womanbiggrinbiggrin



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Just checked it out with Mrs TTR and she agrees next Friday is the one after this Friday - and I agree with her - unusually - sorry mate wink



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Even when their wrong we have to let them think their right, thats how we survivewink



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russell11031967 wrote:

Even when their wrong we have to let them think their right, thats how we survivewink

 cheers Russ - that maybe explains why I have had a new girlfriend every few years since I was 16 confuse

Maybe I'll now tell her she's right and see if I can make year 5 with my current one wink



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Wheely wrote:
Only one reply to that - "C U Next Tuesday".

So which tuesday would that be then?

This tuesday or week tuesday...



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