Yeah, I've given up on expecting to know what people will understand "next Wednesday" to mean. I either say "this coming Wednesday" or "next week on Wednesday".

Yeah, I've given up on expecting to know what people will understand "next Wednesday" to mean. I either say "this coming Wednesday" or "next week on Wednesday". Problems solved. Well, usually. I've still had conversations like this: Me: "It'll be next week on Wednesday." Them: "Whoa, slow down there. Do you mean this coming Wednesday, or next week on Wednesday?" Me: "It'll be next week on Wednesday." Them: "Ohhhh! Thank you so much, it wasn't clear before." If they name a rule after me, I want it to be, "If someone can reasonably interpret a phrase to mean two contradictory things, you have to stop using that phrase if you want clear communication, even if it means being more verbose."