As of this coming Friday

It mean that when Friday comes, you will already be working.

I take it to mean Starting this coming Friday, I'll be busy working.

CJ

Hi,

Me too, I start work on Friday.

CliveN

CalifJimI take it to mean Starting this coming Friday, I'll be busy working.

CJ

Thanks, Jim and Clive.

My dictionary comments that "as of" means "until" in English English, and "starting; as from" in American English. So, I wonder what English's viewpoints are.

You seem to have a bad dictionary.

Look in this BrE dictionary:

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/default.asp?dict=CALD

for
as of

It's there.

Angliholic

CalifJimI take it to mean Starting this coming Friday, I'll be busy working.

CJ

Thanks, Jim and Clive.

My dictionary comments that "as of" means "until" in English English, and "starting; as from" in American English. So, I wonder what English's viewpoints are.

It has

Hi,

In fact, I have difficulty finding a sentence in which it can be "until".

I guess you could say 'The project will be finished as of Friday'.

But to me it's not clear here whether the last day of work will be the Thursday or the Friday.

Best wishes, Clive

In that case, it seems to me that as of is the "opposite" of until.

To my ear, the following are equivalent.

The project will be finished as of Friday.
= The project will not be finished until Friday.

CJ

CalifJimIn that case, it seems to me that as of is the "opposite" of until.

To my ear, the following are equivalent.

The project will be finished as of Friday.
= The project will not be finished until Friday.

CJ

Thanks, my kind friends.

Got it.