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This tuesday, next tuesday
its us again. Today, Monday 13 oct, my newly wed wife asked me to set up an appointment with our solicitor
i sent her a text sms saying that "i booked the appointment for next tuesday"
.She interpreted next tuesday as being tomorrow, tuesday. she made arrangements to take the day off at her work tomorrow.
when we met later in the day she found out i set the date for tuesday 21st oct.
i told her if i ment tomorrow i would have said "this tuesday" not next tuesday.
Could you please explain when in english should you use "this tuesday" and "next tuesday" ?
thanks,
Will
PS the mtg with solicitor was not about divorce
i sent her a text sms saying that "i booked the appointment for next tuesday"
.She interpreted next tuesday as being tomorrow, tuesday. she made arrangements to take the day off at her work tomorrow.
when we met later in the day she found out i set the date for tuesday 21st oct.
i told her if i ment tomorrow i would have said "this tuesday" not next tuesday.
Could you please explain when in english should you use "this tuesday" and "next tuesday" ?
thanks,
Will
PS the mtg with solicitor was not about divorce
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[nq:1]its us again. Today, Monday 13 oct, my newly wed wife asked me to set up an appointment with our ... tuesday" not next tuesday.
- [nq:1]its us again.
- Today, Monday 13 oct, my newly wed wife asked me to set up an appointment with our ...
- tuesday" not next tuesday.
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- 14 inst or 21st inst [nq:1]PS the mtg with solicitor was not about divorce [/nq] The next one will be.
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[nq:1]its us again. Today, Monday 13 oct, my newly wed wife asked me to set up an appointment with our ... tuesday" not next tuesday. Could you please explain when in english should you use "this tuesday" and "next tuesday" ?[/nq]
Any time except when communicating with your wife when you should use e.g.
14 inst or 21st inst
[nq:1]PS the mtg with solicitor was not about divorce
Any time except when communicating with your wife when you should use e.g.
14 inst or 21st inst
[nq:1]PS the mtg with solicitor was not about divorce
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[nq:1]its us again. Today, Monday 13 oct, my newly wed wife asked me to set up an appointment with our ... tuesday" not next tuesday. Could you please explain when in english should you use "this tuesday" and "next tuesday" ?[/nq]
You were right. Your wife is an idiot. Or foreign. Or both. Bad luck.
Adrian
You were right. Your wife is an idiot. Or foreign. Or both. Bad luck.
Adrian
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[nq:1]Could you please explain when in english should you use "this tuesday" and "next tuesday" ?[/nq]
"This Tuesday" is OK, but "next Tuesday", as you have discovered, is ambiguous, especially if the coming Tuesday is four or more days away. I was burned that way once, so I never use "next". Now that you have had the experience, you shouldn't either.
John Varela
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"This Tuesday" is OK, but "next Tuesday", as you have discovered, is ambiguous, especially if the coming Tuesday is four or more days away. I was burned that way once, so I never use "next". Now that you have had the experience, you shouldn't either.
John Varela
(Trade "OLD" lamp
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