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Anonymous

#133341 Sat, 03 Sep 05 04:17 AM

Say today were September 4 Sunday.

1. What does 'last Friday' refer to ? a) August 26 b) September 2

2. What does 'this Friday' refer to ? a) September 2 b) September 9

3. What does 'next Friday' refer to? a) September 9 b) September 16

Thanks,

Anonymous

Mister Micawber

#133343 Sat, 03 Sep 05 04:21 AM

1-- September 2 probably; August 26 possibly. Ask for clarification.
2-- September 2 or 9. Ask for clarification-- or listen to the rest of the sentence: This Friday I am going / went to Tokyo.
3-- September 9.

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meantolearn

#133356 Sat, 03 Sep 05 04:54 AM

Hi MrM,

September 9 can be either 'next Friday' or 'this coming Friday'?

Interesting but sounds strange. (next X , this Y X could mean the same)

Thanks for all the replies.

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MrPedantic

#133418 Sat, 03 Sep 05 10:47 AM

Anonymous wrote:

1. What does 'last Friday' refer to ? a) August 26 b) September 2

2. What does 'this Friday' refer to ? a) September 2 b) September 9

3. What does 'next Friday' refer to? a) September 9 b) September 16

Interesting. In BrE, #1 would mean Sept. 2nd, and #2 would mean Sept. 9th.

MrP

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meantolearn

#133583 Sat, 03 Sep 05 10:03 PM

Per MrM:

'Last Friday' and 'this Friday' can be the same --- September 2.

'This Friday' and 'next Friday' can be the same --- September 9.

Is that so? Sounds very confusing!

Can someone confirm?

Thanks,

meantolearn

#133905 Sun, 04 Sep 05 09:39 PM

my 2nd call.

Can someone confirm?

Thanks,

meantolearn

MrPedantic

#133944 Sun, 04 Sep 05 11:47 PM

Hello M2L

It seems that BrE ears differ from AmE ears on this question. AmE seems more flexible.

So no one's in a position to give a definitive answer...

MrP

MrPedantic

meantolearn

#133975 Mon, 05 Sep 05 01:40 AM

Hi MrP,

MrP wrote, "Interesting. In BrE, #1 would mean Sept. 2nd, and #2 would mean Sept. 9th."

In BrE, do both 'this Friday' and 'next Friday' mean the same date, Sept. 9th?

How does that sound to you? To me, it's still very confusing if both 'this Friday' and 'next Friday' mean the same date.

Can you think of other examples which have 'this X' and 'next X' meaning the same thing?

btw, I was the person who initiated this thread.

Thanks for the reply.

Note: In BrE, if 'next Friday' refers to Sept. 16th, then everything becomes crystal clear. Don't you agree?

meantolearn

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Aster

#134091 Mon, 05 Sep 05 12:54 PM

Hi this post i am writing with reference to the question itself.

The person who posted the question

Say today were September 4 Sunday. I thought this question would be grammatical incorrect. Please correct me if i am wrong. I am supposing the question should have been "If today was Sept 4 Sunday " or Say today was Sept 4 Sunday. Please could somebody elaborate wether its right to say say today were Sept.....???

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Aster

1. What does 'last Friday' refer to ? a) August 26 b) September 2

2. What does 'this Friday' refer to ? a) September 2 b) September 9

3. What does 'next Friday' refer to? a) September 9 b) September 16

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