When I say next Sunday

[VanTheMan]

To me:
Last Sunday- the most recent Sunday in the past
This Sunday- the nearest future Sunday
Next Sunday- the second nearest future Sunday

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: So

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.

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

:music:
Tell me doctor, where are we going this time?
Is this the fifties, or nineteen ninety nine?
:music:

:laugh:

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: her209
It depends on the day of the week when it is said.

OK, let's say it is said on Monday...

Then its the upcoming Sunday.

Now, let's say it's Tuesday...

Its still the upcoming Sunday. It doesn't switch to the Sunday after the upcoming Sunday until Thursday.

 

[secretanchitman]

the sunday after this upcoming one.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Originally posted by: MotionMan
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

Um, no. That's just making it more confusing than it needs to be.

"This Sunday" means this Sunday.. this upcoming Sunday. That's why we say "this Sunday". It doesn't matter what day of the week you say it. Obviously, if it's already Saturday you probably would just say "tomorrow" instead but it's still "this Sunday" regardless.

"Next Sunday" is exactly what it implies... the Sunday after this one.

Why is this so hard for people to grasp?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
It's the Sunday next week. This upcoming Sunday is "this sunday".

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

seriously...how the fuck can it be any different?

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: MotionMan
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

Originally posted by: So
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.

I agree with a combination of these 2. Next means the nearest one. If it's Saturday and I say next Sunday, I'm literally saying tomorrow because that is the nearest Sunday.

There is one other way you could look at this however, but I believe it would make it more confusing. Let's say the week starts on a Sunday and ends on a Saturday. If you look at it in week blocks (always beginning on sun and ending on sat) then This Sunday would always mean the Sunday of this current week and next Sunday would always mean the Sunday of the next week. The problem with this, is it assumes weeks end and begin the same days for everyone. My work, for instance, starts the week on a Saturday. So this definition doesn't work because the definition of when a week begins and ends doesn't appear to be set in stone.

For what it's worth, if something is important enough to schedule, it is usually given a specific date.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: MotionMan
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

Originally posted by: So
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.

I agree with a combination of these 2. Next means the nearest one. If it's Saturday and I say next Sunday, I'm literally saying tomorrow because that is the nearest Sunday.

There is one other way you could look at this however, but I believe it would make it more confusing. Let's say the week starts on a Sunday and ends on a Saturday. If you look at it in week blocks (always beginning on sun and ending on sat) then This Sunday would always mean the Sunday of this current week and next Sunday would always mean the Sunday of the next week. The problem with this, is it assumes weeks end and begin the same days for everyone. My work, for instance, starts the week on a Saturday. So this definition doesn't work because the definition of when a week begins and ends doesn't appear to be set in stone.

For what it's worth, if something is important enough to schedule, it is usually given a specific date.

You pretty much nailed it... Although I dont agree with the week blocks thing, but most people here seem to do that

To me next is next, and the definition of next is nearest/upcoming, which means you cant skip one just because you feel like... Today is Friday, next Sunday will be on 3rd January in 2 days, simple

If I wanna say Sunday on the 10th, Ill say "Sunday in a week from now"

This is just one of those things where people somehow seem to think reverse to what logic would dictate... Heh.. Much like the "Rock Paper Scissors" in which the smoothest way is clearly "Paper Rock Scissors" (just try saying it, it rolls off the tongue much more easily)

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
To me it means the Sunday after this one.
This Sunday
Next Sunday

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: MotionMan
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

QFT

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
To me it means the Sunday after this one.
This Sunday
Next Sunday

Yup, me too. But I'm aware that not everyone thinks this way, so I either say "this Sunday" or specify the actual date.

 

[Injury]

Simply saying "Sunday" implies the most immediate one. Saying "next Sunday" implies the subsequent one.

 

[preslove]

Do what I do.

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

Eliminates ALL confusion.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
To me it means the Sunday after this one.
This Sunday
Next Sunday

yes

this sunday = Sunday Feb 3rd
next sunday = Feb 10th

 

[meltdown75]

it is impossible for me to know what you mean when you say "next Sunday". only you know what you are trying to say. use your words k

 

[Schfifty Five]

Technically, the start of a week is Sunday. Therefore, during any day of that week, if you this <day>, you are referring to that day of the current week. Anything with "next" is referring to the day that is in the week after the current one.

If it's Wed. and you "This Sunday", that is referring to 3 days ago, although most people will say "This past Sunday".

Similarly, if it's Wed. and you say "Next Sunday", that will refer to the sunday 4 days after Wed, and most people will say "This upcoming Sunday".

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Technically, the start of a week is Sunday.

I suppose that depends on what your technical source is. This one, the International Organization for Standardization says Monday.

All I know is that when the clerk says "NEXT!", he'd better be referring to me, not to the guy behind me.

 

[homercles337]

Sunday is the first day of the week, and some think monday is the first day of the week. So there is no real way to resolve this except based on context. Example: Tuesday. This sunday i went hking (meaning two days ago). Next sunday im going hiking (meaning 5 days from now, *next* week sunday). Now, if someone thinks that the week starts on monday. *This* means this week, 5 days from now sunday. *Next* is the next week sunday or 12 days from now.

 

[BurnItDwn]

My girlfriend and I had an argument about this once. Eventually she said "whatever" and stopped talking, thus making me the victor!

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: Nikamichi
To me it means the Sunday after this one.
This Sunday
Next Sunday

QFT

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
To me it means the Sunday after this one.
This Sunday
Next Sunday

What he said.

 

[Tweak155]

Originally posted by: her209
It depends on the day of the week when it is said.

Agreed.

 

[Tweak155]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
My girlfriend and I had an argument about this once. Eventually she said "whatever" and stopped talking, thus making me the victor!

:laugh: :thumbsup:

 

[FoBoT]

it means Feb. 11

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: RaistlinZ

Originally posted by: MotionMan
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

Um, no. That's just making it more confusing than it needs to be.

"This Sunday" means this Sunday.. this upcoming Sunday. That's why we say "this Sunday". It doesn't matter what day of the week you say it. Obviously, if it's already Saturday you probably would just say "tomorrow" instead but it's still "this Sunday" regardless.

"Next Sunday" is exactly what it implies... the Sunday after this one.

Why is this so hard for people to grasp?

Is your next appointment the appointment after the one you have coming up?

Is the next hot dog you eat going to be two hot dogs from now?

What is the next thing you are going to say to me?

Next: immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.

This: used to indicate a person, place, thing, or degree as present, near, just indicated or mentioned, or as well-known or characteristic): These people are my friends. This problem has worried me for a long time. Used to indicate the nearer in time, place, or thought of two persons, things, etc.; opposed to that.

MotionMan