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)?

  • OtterEnglish
    1•10 months ago

    I wasn’t super clear in my first comment, I clarified more here

    https://lemmy.ca/comment/7703958

    This was more about digging further into why some words feel correct over others, and if the pattern is consistent enough to define it as:

    • “This”: for when the date is present in the current week (Sunday-Saturday)"
    • “Next”: for when the date is present in the next week (starting on the following Sunday)

    If there’s a chance of ambiguity, I usually clarify

    • @[email protected]
      3•10 months ago

      “This”: for when the date is present in the current week (Sunday-Saturday)"

      “This” if for days occurring within the next 7 days. The calendar week is irrelevant.