If you said to someone "it's going to be next Saturday" during midweek
Would you expect that person to realise it's not the forthcoming Saturday, but a week on Saturday?
My wife picked me up on it recently and said it confuses her as she takes next Saturday, to literally mean. the next Saturday due. I don't think it's a northern thing, but has got me questioning?
Posted By: ingi, Dec 10, 20:36:15
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- Its a common ambiguity
Posted By: Jester, Dec 10, 23:05:04 - What about if you say 'next Saturday' on a Sunday or Monday though? Which Sat is that?
Posted By: WestYorksCanary, Dec 10, 21:17:11 - 1Solid grounds for divorce there
Posted By: SCC 28, Dec 10, 21:03:57 - 2The point of saying 'next' Saturday is to distinguish it from this saturday
Posted By: ede, Dec 10, 21:01:02 - you are right.
Posted By: shoddy, Dec 10, 20:53:24 - You're right.
Posted By: Garry Brooke, Dec 10, 20:51:12 - 1We are playing Blackburn
Posted By: Monty Peculiar, Dec 10, 20:49:36 - The one coming up
Posted By: Jumbo1, Dec 10, 20:47:20 - You're right, she's wrong
Posted By: paulg, Dec 10, 20:39:29 - Its Saturday after next.....
Posted By: usacanary, Dec 10, 20:39:03
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