If I was to say to you I'm going for a drink NEXT Wednesday

[Sergei's Celebration]

I have voted and cannot believe I am in a 12% minority. Next Wednesday is, well, tomorrow. Because it is the next Wednesday, the first Wednesday that turns up after this moment in time. There cannot be a Wednesday before NEXT Wednesday, it is logically impossible.

If you say THIS Wednesday, it also means Next Wednesday. They are logically the same thing. Unless you say it on a Friday, in which case it means the Wednesday just passed, but that's a whole other kettle of fish.

I can't believe your in a 12% minority either...that means currently there are 16 people as wrong as you! Its not that the next wednesday is not the 15th as the 'THE' is not used. 'Are you free wednesday?' 'No, but I am free next wednesday'. We will still disagree I bet but hey.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Following on from the logic of days in this week being referred to as this Wednesday etc.

If I meet you on Friday 24th June to ask how your evening was on the 22nd, do I ask you "how was your night out THIS Wednesday?" or "how was your night out LAST wednesday?"

 

[Simster]

Following on from the logic of days in this week being referred to as this Wednesday etc.

If I meet you on Friday 24th June to ask how your evening was on the 22nd, do I ask you "how was your night out THIS Wednesday?" or "how was your night out LAST wednesday?"

You'd ask "how was your night out ON Wednesday". If you were to be daft enough to use one of the options you suggest, then I think the first would make more sense.

 

[teaspoon]

22nd

Would you think I meant Wednesday 15th June or Wednesday 22nd June?

Assuming I said it today (Monday 13th June) that is.

 

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*burp*

 

[MattBackHome]

Definitely 22nd.

I've always been a fan of using 'week' in the form "Do you fancy a drink Wednensday week?" Not sure why, but it's one of those quirks of the English language that I like.

If you asked on Thursday 16th then 'next Wednesday' would still mean the 22nd - there would only be some ambiguity if you asked your work colleague on Sunday 19th.

Good threadage.

 

[Knightsworld]

Just posed the same question in my office, 3 of us said the 22nd and only the one for the 15th.

 

[magoo]

Would you think I meant Wednesday 15th June or Wednesday 22nd June?

Assuming I said it today (Monday 13th June) that is.

This weds 15th is THIS.
Next weds 22nd is NEXT.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

11% of pollsters on this thread are as thick as pigshit

 

[Hornblower]

Can we change it to the week after next? Whenever the hell that is...........

 

[Bozza]

When this poll concludes, I'm going to identify the 'Wednesday 15th June' crowd and ban them from NSC.

They've let themselves, their family and the Albion down, and they need to take some time out to think about that.

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

When this poll concludes, I'm going to identify the 'Wednesday 15th June' crowd and ban them from NSC.

They've let themselves, their family and the Albion down, and they need to take some time out to think about that.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Hmmm. So to get this straight, if its wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday or, depending on your religion, sunday, NEXT wednesday is the next wednesday. If its monday, tuesday or, depending on your religion, sunday, NEXT wednesday is the wednesday after the next wednesday.

Ergo, next wednesday = the wednesday after next, ergo we all disappear in a big black hole.

I await my banning with interest, but can it be completed by next friday?

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Well,Wednesday today so next Wednesday is the 22nd....unless you know different!