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Except that (at least in idiomatic US language), if you refer to just "December" without qualifications, it's assumed that you're talking about either the previ
by JohnFen 1y ago
Except that (at least in idiomatic US language), if you refer to just "December" without qualifications, it's assumed that you're talking about either the previous or next December, depending on context.
That's why it's a weird answer, unless it was intended to leverage the ambiguity for comedic effect.
- weinzierl 1y agoSo what would "I go skiing in December" mean in your opinion? I read this as "I go skiing every December". Next December would be "I'm going skiing in December", last December "I went skiing in December". When it comes to "were any mammoths still alive in December" the only logically sensible reading is "were any mammoths still alive in any December" to which the answer of course is "yes".