This Friday

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Who's right

Poll ended at Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:38 am

Party 1 - Next Friday is the 1st July
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Party 2 - Next Friday is 24th June
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53%
 
Total votes: 17
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This Friday

Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:38 am

War has broken out in the Worthington household. The apple of our eye, goes away with the school on Friday 1st of July.

Party No 1 - He goes away next Friday.

Party No 2 - Oh right, this Friday coming, the 24th?

Party No 1 - No, NEXT Friday - the one after this Friday - the 1st July

Party No 2 - That's a week on Friday next Friday is this Friday, the 24th June

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Re: This Friday

Post by LeverEnd » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:57 am

This Friday 24th
Next Friday a week later.

Simples innit?
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Re: This Friday

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:22 am

Next, as in the next Friday (24th). Anything else makes as much sense as Hoboh in a drunken conversation with Donald Trump and Nigel Farage.
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Re: This Friday

Post by BWFC_Insane » Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:26 am

LeverEnd wrote:This Friday 24th
Next Friday a week later.

Simples innit?
This is correct. Anything else is wrong.

This Friday, as in, the Friday of THIS week.

Next Friday, as in, the Friday of NEXT week.
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Re: This Friday

Post by Gary the Enfield » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:10 am

Where's the on Friday/ Week on Friday option?
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Re: This Friday

Post by Prufrock » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:18 am

As we write on Tuesday, next Friday is this Friday. On Thursday, next Friday would be the one in next week, because then this Friday (currently also next Friday) would be tomorrow. On Wednesday I'm prepared to concede there's a grey area where both this next Friday and next next Friday could be next Friday, though the latter would be accompanied by a small sideways twitch of the head.

Hope that's cleared up.

I've also just had 5 mins staring at the word "next". Looks made up, not like a real word. I need a lie down.
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Re: This Friday

Post by TANGODANCER » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:32 am

What dates shall we have the parties? Sorted.
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Re: This Friday

Post by Montreal Wanderer » Tue Jun 21, 2016 12:20 pm

Gary the Enfield wrote:Where's the on Friday/ Week on Friday option?
Good point.
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Re: This Friday

Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jun 21, 2016 12:52 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:
Gary the Enfield wrote:Where's the on Friday/ Week on Friday option?
Good point.
Buggroff the pair of you. The options are as described. :D
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Re: This Friday

Post by Montreal Wanderer » Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:19 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
Montreal Wanderer wrote:
Gary the Enfield wrote:Where's the on Friday/ Week on Friday option?
Good point.
Buggroff the pair of you. The options are as described. :D
We had the same trouble with bi-monthly - twice a month or every two months. This introduced the word fortnightly to avoid confusion. This v. Next is covered in some detail here.. Right - time to bugger off.... :wink:
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Re: This Friday

Post by Bruce Rioja » Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:29 pm

It's this Friday followed by the Friday after next. Just thought I'd correct you all :)
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Re: This Friday

Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:31 pm

^^ See, I'd have gone with this Friday and a week on Friday for those two. :-)
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