Reply With QuoteI often go out for lunch at dinner-time?Originally Posted by AlphaOmega
25 February 2018
4 March 2018
Could mean either
Neither
Should I also request they sack the dinner ladies?Time for a letter to the governors.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I often go out for lunch at dinner-time?
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
Well...
Bit draconian but surely the ECJ would agree that they're not fulfilling their contract at dinner time.
Steady. That kind of behaviour can lead to insurrection.
3pm
Our expenses policy originally permitted a certain quantity of alcoholic beverages with 'dinner'. That was amended pretty quickly to 'evening meal'.
I have never actually heard anyone use the phrase "Sunday week" in real life. Is it still in common usage?
Yes, Sunday week or Monday week or whatever. Common enough as far as I'm aware.
Calendar week is Monday to Sunday (ISO 8061).No! That would be "this coming Sunday". Calendar week is Sunday to Monday so we've already had "this Sunday", therefore next Sunday is 25 Feb
I've just asked my missus this question, so if I said to her we were going out for dinner next Sunday she would assume I meant 4th March. She said that this Sunday would be the 25th Feb.
I of course agree with her, otherwise I won't get any nooky next Sunday
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But at what time does she expect her meal?
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Simple...
This - 25/02/18
Next - 04/03/18
End of.
In your usage, wouldn't 'next' be redundant? I would simply say 'I'll see you on Sunday'. When I mean the one after this one, I'll say next!
We often argue this unambiguity at work.
This Sunday is the coming Sunday
Next Sunday is the one after that
Simples
Where's the tick box for 'I don't care'?
I concur.
Sounds like I poll I need to do sometimes when bickering with my Mrs about this sort of thing.
There seems some unwritten rule from her about “next Tuesday” actually being the following week if you’re within a few days of it being the actual “next Tuesday”
Saturday...
Me... “Im off shooting Tuesday”
Her... “what next Tuesday?”
Me... “yes”
Her... “ok because this Tuesday we’ve got dinner at xyz”
Me... “arrgggh, next Tuesday is THE NEXT TUESDAY. Tuesday next week I’d say I’m shooting ‘Tuesday week’”
I'd use 'this Sunday' for the 25/2 and 'next Sunday' for the 4/3
As 'next Sunday', seems to cause so much confusion, I propose it is abolished and replaced with 'this Sunday' for the 25/2 and 'Sunday week' which some people use.
I would say 'a week Sunday' to specify the Sunday after next.
For the love of God, man. Don't introduce additional options!
Agreed.
Next Sunday to me is the Sunday of next week
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Maya be it’s just a family thing, or perhaps west of Scotland but next Sunday to me is the next occurring Sunday, in this case the 25th. If it was the Sunday after that, it would be “a week on Sunday”. This causes great confusion at times, so a specific date is preferable!
Makes perfect sense to me.
This Sunday (or next Sunday) is 25th Feb, "Sunday week" is 4th March.
Well it is in our house, but an interesting question.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Surely it's 'next' Sunday? Not 2 Sundays away.
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I split the week up into weekdays and weekends.
- This Sunday = the next Sunday during weekdays, it is called tomorrow if it is Saturday today.
- Next Sunday = the next Sunday during weekdays, or the week after tomorrow if it is Saturday today (because the next Sunday can't be this Sunday , i.e. tomorrow).
- A) This Tuesday = the next Tuesday during weekdays or weekends, and it is called tomorrow if it is Monday today.
- B) Next Tuesday = Tuesday next week if it is a weekend - i.e. next Tuesday is the same as this Tuesday - see A).
- C) Next Tuesday = Tuesday next week if it is Monday or Tuesday only. After midnight Tuesday, the next Tuesday is the same as this Tuesday - see A).
Nurse, Nurse, I need my meds.
Splitter!
Whatever happened to the PFJ?
According to google they are stilly going strong.
Playing this Saturday / next Saturday on 24th Feb
In our family, "last Sunday" refers to the Sunday just gone, "this Sunday" refers to the one upcoming, and "next Sunday" refers to the one after that. So my answer, in this case, is that "next Sunday" is the 4th of March.
We discussed the tick box at the last meeting. You weren't there Alpha. Did you receive the invitation?
Let me see if I can find it. Ah yes. Here we are:
'10am meeting to discuss tick box exemption. Please attend next Sunday.'
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'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I would take it that "next Sunday" is in fact 25th February. I've just checked in my diary. It must be because it's the "next" Sunday that will occur. Don't take my word for it, look at your calendar. You can say "This" Sunday on the day i.e. 25th February.
Perhaps but no one ever does - they will say "today". Today is Tuesday, so when I say next Wednesday, I don't mean literally the next Wednesday, which would be tomorrow, "next" Wednesday would be the one after that i.e. next week.
This is probably part of the confusion :-) - the international standard considers Monday to be the first day of the week and Sunday the last, hence next Sunday to me means the one in the next set. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601No! That would be "this coming Sunday". Calendar week is Sunday to Monday so we've already had "this Sunday", therefore next Sunday is 25 Feb
This Sunday Coming is Sunday.
The Sunday after is Sunday Week.
Next Sunday is the same as this Sunday for me. If I mean the one after I'd say "a week on Sunday" but that might be a Yorkshire thing?
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It’ll be added to the poll next Sunday!
In my experience it's ambiguous. I tend to say "this Sunday" and "not this Sunday but the next one" or "a week on Sunday" for the following one.
Of course, if everyone used "this Sunday" and "oxt Sunday" the problem would disappear overnight.
http://oxtweekend.comPeople often use the phrase “next weekend” to describe the future weekend, but this can lead to confusion. While some interpret “next weekend” to mean this coming weekend, others interpret it as the weekend after, hence the use of the awkward, overly wordy, “not this weekend but the weekend after.” Oxt weekend is a new phrase you can use instead of saying “not this weekend but the weekend after.”
Or put it another way "When is the next Sunday ?".
It's the 25th Feb. So that makes it next sunday.
Sunday 4th is the sunday after next.
Historically I would have gone for 25th but recently I've become what I feel to be more 'proper' with 'this' meaning the coming and 'next' meaning after the one coming. Frustrating semantic conundrum and I seeing the poll results I'm starting to doubt myself.
The proportion of votes for 25 February peaked at just over 70% on Monday evening but has been gradually dropping since. It will be interesting to see where it finishes on Saturday.
Id say 4th.
25th is this Sunday
I'm not sure why you lot can't just specify the date when you state the Sunday in the first place - 'I'll see you on Sunday the 25th'. If your friends get confused with that, they really need more help than anyone can provide!
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