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maxster

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does it mean the upcoming Sunday or the next next Sunday?

I'm pretty sure it means upcoming but my friend says it means next next.

Please elucidate. Thanks.
 
olds

olds

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To me it means the Sunday after this one.
This Sunday
Next Sunday
 
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Heh... I'm at odds on this topic with my friends as well.

When I say "next sunday," I mean the upcoming sunday.

If I'm referring to the next next sunday, I'll say something like "next week on sunday." Of course a lot of my friends think I'm weird for rationalizing it this way.

But of course... it all depends what day of the week it is. If it is monday, I'll refer to the upcoming sunday as next sunday. If it's Thursday and beyond, I'll probably say "this sunday."

I'm confusing myself thinking about it.
 
MotionMan

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next Sunday = this Sunday = the Sunday less than or equal to a week from now

Sunday after next = 2nd Sunday from now = the Sunday more than a week from now

MotionMan
 
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To me it means the Sunday after this one.
This Sunday
Next Sunday

KT
 
MotionMan

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Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
It's the Sunday next week. This upcoming Sunday is "this sunday".
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So is your "next class" two classes from now and "this class" the class you are on your way to?

Is your immediate neighbors' house "this house" and the "next house" is two doors down?

;)

MotionMan
 
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aplefka

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I had this debate a while back. I think it depends on how close the day is. From here on out for the rest of the week next Sunday would mean February 10th while this Sunday would mean February 3rd.

However, if today was Monday the 4th and I were to say next Sunday then I would mean February 10th.
 
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Originally posted by: MotionMan
Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
It's the Sunday next week. This upcoming Sunday is "this sunday".
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So is your "next class" two classes from now and "this class" the class you are on your way to?

Is your immediate neighbors' house "this house" and the "next house" is two doors down?

;)

MotionMan
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Hmm. .
 
So

So

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It depends on context. "This Sunday, I went snowboarding" means this (past) sunday. "This sunday I'm going to the lake" means this coming. Next sunday always means the upcoming sunday, and last sunday always means the most recent one.
 
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jagec

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Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
Do what I do.

"This coming Sunday" for the upcoming Sunday.
"A week from Sunday" for the week after.

Eliminates ALL confusion.
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I can see how temporal confusion would be a bit of a concern of yours...
 
So

So

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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
Do what I do.

"This coming Sunday" for the upcoming Sunday.
"A week from Sunday" for the week after.

Eliminates ALL confusion.
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I can see how temporal confusion would be a bit of a concern of yours...
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:music:
Tell me doctor, where are we going this time?
Is this the fifties, or nineteen ninety nine?
:music:
 
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