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> The Simple Rule > If the Friday you’re referring to is beyond seven days from today, including today, it’s next Friday. That's not a such simple rule. I'm n
by tromp 5mo ago
> The Simple Rule
> If the Friday you’re referring to is beyond seven days from today, including today, it’s next Friday.
That's not a such simple rule. I'm not even sure what "including today" means.
A simple rule would be: next Friday is the first Friday after today.
The whole existence of this website suggests that the term "Next Friday" is at best ambiguous. Especially on a Saturday or Sunday, many people will interpret "Next Friday" as the Friday of next week.
So just be explicit and say "Friday next week".
- episteme 5mo agoYour rule is describing this Friday, not next Friday.
- tromp 5mo agoExcept on Friday's, when "this Friday" means today. On other days, many people indeed use "this" and "next" synonymously.
- hawkice 5mo agoPerhaps this is regional? I would identify this Friday as the 15th, and next Friday as the 22nd. Next Friday always means the Friday after the next one, which I notice is insane as a matter of logic, but is the local usage I am familiar with.
- tromp 5mo ago> Next Friday always means the Friday after the next one You're using "the next one" i.e. the next Friday, to refer to the first one after today.
- hawkice 5mo agoYes, next Friday is not the next Friday, those two phrases are very different despite that being weird. Not endorsing this, just reporting from usage.
- keernan 5mo agoI've become used to saying: "This coming Friday"