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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Next sunday

does this mean the coming sunday or next week?
  

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Hi, does this mean the coming sunday or next week? eg 'I'll phone you next Sunday'. Usually, 'next Sunday' refers to the Sunday that follows the time of speaking.

  • Hi, does this mean the coming sunday or next week?
  • eg 'I'll phone you next Sunday'.
  • Usually, 'next Sunday' refers to the Sunday that follows the time of speaking.
  • However, it can be tricky as the time of speaking gets closer to Sunday.
  • On Saturday, you would normally say 'tomorrow'.
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Hi,

does this mean the coming sunday or next week?

eg 'I'll phone you next Sunday'.

Usually, 'next Sunday' refers to the Sunday that follows the time of speaking.

However, it can be tricky as the time of speaking gets closer to Sunday.

On Saturday, you would normally say 'tomorrow'. If instead you say 'next Sunday', I will wonder why you didn't say 't

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