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Healer Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
What does "Friday last week" mean?
Today is Monday 19/12/2016.
I suppose we can refer to Wednesday 28/12/2016 as "Wednesday week", not "next Wednesday". Am I right for referring to some day more than a week in future?
What about referring to a day more than a week ago? Can we say "Frday last week" for the 9/12/2016 though we could say "Friday a week ago" which I think very clumsy and not very clear? Can we?
I suppose we can refer to Wednesday 28/12/2016 as "Wednesday week", not "next Wednesday". Am I right for referring to some day more than a week in future?
What about referring to a day more than a week ago? Can we say "Frday last week" for the 9/12/2016 though we could say "Friday a week ago" which I think very clumsy and not very clear? Can we?
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In the US you'd say the following. , Dec. , Dec.
- In the US you'd say the following.
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In the US you'd say the following.
If today is Mon., Dec. 19, 2016, then Wed., Dec. 28, 2016 would be "next week Wed." The phrase "Wed. week" is not used in the US. "Next Wed." is a little ambiguous, because there are some people in the US who call Wed., Dec. 21, 2016, "next Wed." And even "this Wed." can be a little ambiguous, because some people say "this coming Wed." to mean either
If today is Mon., Dec. 19, 2016, then Wed., Dec. 28, 2016 would be "next week Wed." The phrase "Wed. week" is not used in the US. "Next Wed." is a little ambiguous, because there are some people in the US who call Wed., Dec. 21, 2016, "next Wed." And even "this Wed." can be a little ambiguous, because some people say "this coming Wed." to mean either
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Thanks for the input.
This topic is always ambiguous to me.
I have actually thought I heard "Friday last week" for the Friday more than just a week ago and Friday week for the Friday more than just a week later.
I live in an English speaking country, when I ask those native speakers, more often than not I get different comments.
This topic is always ambiguous to me.
I have actually thought I heard "Friday last week" for the Friday more than just a week ago and Friday week for the Friday more than just a week later.
I live in an English speaking country, when I ask those native speakers, more often than not I get different comments.
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