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Does next monday mean...

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There's no universal understanding of what "next Monday" means. So people should realize it's a phrase to avoid. Arguing that some people are wrong just proves the point that it has no standard interpretation.

I found this tortured explanation on a language forum!

If it is Sunday, and you say "next Monday", it does not mean tomorrow, but two Mondays from now.
If it is Saturday, and you say "next Monday", it likewise probably means two Mondays from now.

If it is Tuesday, and you say "next Monday" it really means the next Monday that's coming up.
It's the same if you say it on Wednesday or Thursday, but if you say it on Friday, it's not always clear whether you mean the next Monday coming up, or the following Monday.

This is very clear in the minds of native English speakers
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Oh yeah, it's VERY clear! LOL!
 
brblx said:
anyone who says 'this monday' should be punched in the cock.

do you tell your friend who lives in another state, 'hey, this time you're in town, look me up?' how about 'sorry, starbucks coffee-maker-guy, i don't have any money for the tip jar, but i'll get you this time.'

the only time 'this monday' would be relevant is when it is, in fact, monday.
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"this monday" = the monday of this week. Monday is a bad example, because when it's in the past you usually say "this past Monday" and if it's Sunday you'd say tomorrow. But if it's Monday and you say "this Friday" you'd be referring to the day that's 4 days away. If you said "next Friday" you'd be referring to the day that's 11 days away.

People who take "next ______" literally to mean the closest ______ in the future are wrong. That's not what it means, at least in the US. In my entire life I've never heard someone say "next ______" to refer to a day that's in the current week. "This" and "next" refer to the week.
 
this "coming" monday - march 1st
next "coming" monday - march 8th. 🙄

---- Monday (past) -------> Friday (today) -------> Monday (this )----------> Monday (next)
 
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Currently, next Monday could only be March 1st.

I'd like to share my opinion of those who think it's the 8th, but I'd probably get a vacation for it.
 
mugs said:
"this monday" = the monday of this week. Monday is a bad example, because when it's in the past you usually say "this past Monday" and if it's Sunday you'd say tomorrow. But if it's Monday and you say "this Friday" you'd be referring to the day that's 4 days away. If you said "next Friday" you'd be referring to the day that's 11 days away.

People who take "next ______" literally to mean the closest ______ in the future are wrong. That's not what it means, at least in the US. In my entire life I've never heard someone say "next ______" to refer to a day that's in the current week. "This" and "next" refer to the week.
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the problem is that all of you who are using this reasoning are throwing random assumed words into the mix. 'this friday' does not indicate anything in particular. unless you're pointing at a friday on a calender and saying 'this friday,' it makes little sense for it to refer to anything other than today. you're adding words in your head, so that 'this friday' becomes 'this upcoming friday' or 'the friday of this week.'

likewise, you're turning 'next friday' (which a normal person would assume is 'the next friday to occur') into 'the friday of next week' or 'the friday after next.' basically,

spidey07 said:
Who is the next in line? No NOT YOU! The guy behind you.

The meaning of next is extremely clear, it means next.
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this.
 
It means the next Monday to come up, which would be the 1st.

if you were in line at a store and they said they would help the next person in line, you would be fine with the person after you being helped next?
 
Monday of next week is the 1st.
Monday of this week was the 22nd.

I think "this" to mean "this week" ... but maybe other people think differently....
 
Why not just say.. "Monday" or "The following Monday".

Prior Mondays are "Last Monday" and "The Monday before last"
 
brblx said:
the problem is that all of you who are using this reasoning are throwing random assumed words into the mix. 'this friday' does not indicate anything in particular. unless you're pointing at a friday on a calender and saying 'this friday,' it makes little sense for it to refer to anything other than today. you're adding words in your head, so that 'this friday' becomes 'this upcoming friday' or 'the friday of this week.'

likewise, you're turning 'next friday' (which a normal person would assume is 'the next friday to occur') into 'the friday of next week' or 'the friday after next.' basically,
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It's an idiom, so a person who grew up speaking American English would not assume that "next Saturday" refers to tomorrow. You're trying to break it down and use the meanings of the individual words, which is something you can't do with an idiom.
 
Uh, since you are in this week next monday would equal the 1st. So unless half your office is in some kid of time warp to next week already, next monday couldn't equal the 8th.
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I usually take it by how many days from current. So since March 1 is less than 7 days (a week) away from today, then it counts as this week. But it is very open to interpretation, and the guy's boss should have explicitly said a date.
 
all you beatniks using analogies for anything other than dates are FAIL.

next person in line FAIL

we're talking DATES.

anyhoo, i am extremely disappoint.
 
To me, "This Monday" refers to the week you are currently in. "Next Monday" refers to the upcoming week.

I can see how this terminology could cause much confusion, though.
 
meltdown75 said:
all you beatniks using analogies for anything other than dates are FAIL.

next person in line FAIL

we're talking DATES.

anyhoo, i am extremely disappoint.
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okay, dates-

when i say 'next month,' am i referring to april? would 'next february' be in 2012?
 
okay, dates-

when i say 'next month,' am i referring to april? would 'next february' be in 2012?
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It's still not a great analogy because there's no real contention among the Western world when the year starts - we even have a national holiday to celebrate it, for Chrissake. However, there are people who believe the week starts on Monday, and those who think it starts on Sunday, and that makes the line a bit blurry. Also, since weeks cycle around so quickly, a lot of the time when people refer to a 'next' day they mean the closest day that comes about at least 7 days from now. But then a lot of people mean the day that comes after the closest Sunday or Monday.
 
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