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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2010"next Friday" meaning and implications?
I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the given start date as MONDAY. My question is a little different. Let's say it's the afternoon of FRIDAY the 12th and you are meeting with a friend. Remaining Friday's of the month, 19th, 26th. Friend says "Hey, let's meet again this Friday." what date? Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? Thanks, Jeff Jeff Benson filted: >I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the >given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Friend says "Hey, let's meet again this Friday." what date? It doesn't matter; I never want to meet this person again...I might say something to the effect of "this *is* Friday".... >Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? The 19th....r  SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? > I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the > given start date as MONDAY. > > My question is a little different. Let's say it's the afternoon of > FRIDAY the 12th and you are meeting with a friend. > Remaining Friday's of the month, 19th, 26th. Since this is a.u.e., can I suggest "Fridays" with no apostrophe? > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again this Friday." what date? I'd hear that as a mistake meaning the 19th. > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? The 19th. -- Jerry Friedman > I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the > given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again this Friday." what date? I would never say that on a Friday. > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? 19th. SignatureDavid >I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the >given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Friend says "Hey, let's meet again this Friday." what date? >Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? In both cases, I would take it to mean Friday the 19th. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the > given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again this Friday." what date? > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? Ask your friend. >I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the >given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Friend says "Hey, let's meet again this Friday." what date? >Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? In both cases I would take it to mean 19th. If it were the 26th, I would say "Friday week", and others would say "Friday next of next week". SignatureSteve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk >>I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the >>given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >If it were the 26th, I would say "Friday week", and others would say "Friday >next of next week". The 26th on the 12th, to me, would be "a week from Friday". SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida tony cooper filted: >>If it were the 26th, I would say "Friday week", and others would say "Friday >>next of next week". > >The 26th on the 12th, to me, would be "a week from Friday". "Friday after next" for me, or "two weeks from today".... It's more likely I'd say "Friday the 26th", though....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? > tony cooper filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > It's more likely I'd say "Friday the 26th", though....r I'd say "today week" or "next Friday" for the 19th and "today fortnight" or "Friday the 26th" for the week later. >tony cooper filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >It's more likely I'd say "Friday the 26th", though....r AOL. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE > I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the > given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again this Friday." what date? > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? I'd take both to mean the 19th. The 26th would be "Friday after next", and most probably specified by date. "Next Friday" is certainly ambiguous sometimes; if it were the 17th, "next Friday" would probably mean the 26th--but if I were speaking, I'd either specify the date or say "not tomorrow but the following Friday", or maybe "not this Friday but next". I'd almost never say "this Friday" on the 18th, and I'd expect some confusion followed by "do you mean tomorrow or next Friday?" or some such attempt at clarification. > I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the > given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again this Friday." what date? What time do you want to meet again later today? > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? 19th. > Thanks, > Jeff >I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the > given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Friend says "Hey, let's meet again next Friday." what date? > Thanks, Jeff Why would anybody say "this Friday" on a Friday? "Lets meet again a week today" would be the obvious thing to say IMHO On Jan 31, 10:17 am, semireti...@my-deja.com wrote: > >I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the > > given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > "Lets meet again a week today" would be the obvious > thing to say IMHO Many Americans would be confused by that. We'd generally say "Let's meet again a week from today" to express that thought. > semireti...@my-deja.com wrote: >>> I have seen this question of "this vs. next" Friday posted with the >>> given start date as MONDAY. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Many Americans would be confused by that. We'd generally say "Let's > meet again a week from today" to express that thought. I'd say, "Let's meet again next Friday. SignatureSkitt (AmE) American for almost 61 years now. > sjdevn...@yahoo.com wrote: > > semireti...@my-deja.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > I'd say, "Let's meet again next Friday. Right, that's probably more common; mine was an attempt to note that semiretired's construction requires a "from" in American. >> semireti...@my-deja.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > I'd say, "Let's meet again next Friday. I'd go for Thursday. That should sort it out.. |
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