Next year will be tough. / The next year will be tough.
Should I keep or drop the article "the" in the following sentence?
1) Next Thursday is August 14. / The next Thursday is August 14.
2) Next year will be tough. / The next year will be tough.
Thank you.
Top answer
next Thursday refers to the Thursday that follows today. eg If today is Friday 1/Jan, next Thursday means Thursday 7/Jan. the next Thursday means the first Thursday that follows some specified point in time.
- next Thursday refers to the Thursday that follows today.
- eg If today is Friday 1/Jan, next Thursday means Thursday 7/Jan.
- the next Thursday means the first Thursday that follows some specified point in time.
- eg I'll arrive Canada next year on Monday 10/Jan, so I'll visit see you the next Thursday.
- Here, the next Thursday means Thursday 13/Jan.
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next Thursday refers to the Thursday that follows today.
eg If today is Friday 1/Jan, next Thursday means Thursday 7/Jan.
the next Thursday means the first Thursday that follows some specified point in time.
eg I'll arrive Canada next year on Monday 10/Jan, so I'll visit see you the next Thursday.
Here, the next Thursday means Thursday 13/Jan.
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