Let’s imagine it’s currently Wednesday the 1st. Does “next Saturday” mean Saturday the 4th (the next Saturday to occur) or Saturday the 11th (the Saturday of next week)?

  • Worx@lemmynsfw.comOPEnglish
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    8 months ago

    That’s what I’m trying to find out. Most people seem to think that you’re wrong, and that it would be “this Saturday” if it’s this week, and “next Saturday” is the one after that. So if you’re on Sunday then “this Saturday” would be yesterday and “next Saturday” would be six days. But usually, “next Saturday” is more than 7 days away

    • Bahalex@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I say next Saturday for the Saturday that will occur soonest.

      If someone waiting at a bus stop asks me which bus goes to the train station, I say the “the next one”. Meaning the one that will appear first at the bus stop, not the one after that. Which makes sense for days of the week too, to me anyway.

      I am always being corrected, though.