What does next Friday mean to you?

barleybooley

Debating at lunchtime what the term 'next Friday' means. I was the only one who said that it would mean the 17th as opposed to the 24th of January, my logic being that it's used in its literal sense as in the next Friday you encounter.

So, what do other boardsies think?

Faith+1

I normally say 'This' friday!

Michael D Not Higgins

I've had this confusion before and so I always say this Friday and Friday week.

bobbygrant

Yes the next refers to the next week. 17th would be this Friday. Maybe you should say Friday week.

Aestivalis

I misread and voted the wrong thing.

This Friday = this weeks friday
Next Friday = Next weeks friday.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

at this stage, next friday and this friday mean the same thing

around wednesday there'd be a bit of confusion

from thursday on this friday is tomorrow and next friday is 8 days time

the real tricky part comes on saturday where this friday becomes yesterday, but I never really understood imaginary numbers in school

anncoates

If I say next Friday today I mean Friday 24th January.

If I say this Friday I mean the 17th.

Gongoozler

Next Friday is the Friday after the Friday coming. If you want to refer to the Friday of the following week you say next Friday.. its simple. I don't know how there's confusion about this. Though with a house viewing recently I had to clarify this, just as well I did as she meant this Tuesday instead.

evolving_doors

barleybooley wrote: »

Debating at lunchtime what the term 'next Friday' means. I was the only one who said that it would mean the 17th as opposed to the 24th of January, my logic being that it's used in its literal sense as in the next Friday you encounter.

So, what do other boardsies think?

Its just an ambiguous statement hence the confusion ..does the next refer to 'next to now' or does it refer to the 'next friday after this one'

If someone ever says it to you just ask "what date is that btw?"

People who say its obvious, obviously don't understand ambiguity.

Michael D Not Higgins

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

at this stage, next friday and this friday mean the same thing

around wednesday there'd be a bit of confusion

from thursday on this friday is tomorrow and next friday is 8 days time

the real tricky part comes on saturday where this friday becomes yesterday, but I never really understood imaginary numbers in school

Yeah especially if it's Saturday. Like say you're talking to a friend about the previous night and say something like "we should do that again next Friday". This is why I avoid "next Friday".

Shrills

Next Friday means a lot to me,my wife is due to give birth that day.

fatknacker

Sequels usually suck. Not Ice Cube's best work.

evolving_doors

Shrills wrote: »

Next Friday means a lot to me my wife is due to give birth.

You mean this one or the one after?

biko

See you next Friday, cunf!

Baneblade

next friday = this friday
later in the week would normally say friday next for next week

Vito Corleone

I say "this Friday" and "Friday week" to avoid confusion. "Next Friday" is just dodgy.

_Kaiser_

Disappointed.. I expected a thread on some sort of religious holiday or something!


Anyway, "next Friday" to me is always the end of the following week (based on a week starting on Monday)

krudler

If it's in the same week as it falls it's "this Friday", other wise it's next friday. Like say someone asked me today "do you want to meet up next Thursday?" I wouldn't think it was Thursday as in 3 days from now, that's this Thursday not next Thursday.

Tiddlypeeps

I love how the poll is almost exactly 50/50. Pretty much the epitome of ambiguous.

I'd usually only use the term next Friday to mean the Friday after the one coming if it's really close to the nearest Friday which is usually obvious in the context, otherwise I think I avoid the term and using coming Friday or Friday week.

NIMAN

Never speak to your work colleagues again, they are all thick.

Dyr

this friday= this weeks friday can also be referred to as "this friday coming"

next friday = next weeks friday


friday week= f**k off and don't say that

Dyr

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

Disappointed.. I expected a thread on some sort of religious holiday or something!

Yeah I thought i was getting a day off ffs :mad:

anncoates

Now that I think of it, in the case discussed here, I'd actually often say Friday week to denote the 24th if discussing it before this Friday.

Corcaigh84

poll option fail

biko

Vito Corleone wrote: »

I say "this Friday" and "Friday week" to avoid confusion. "Next Friday" is just dodgy.

Tbh, "Friday week" is the weird one.

This Friday, next Friday - it's like saying this bus, next bus. Crystal clear

SCOOP 64

Its my sons birthday next Friday, he will be 13, or do i mean this Friday?

smcgiff

Anyone using next to mean beyond the coming week day are on their knees begging to be misunderstood.

catallus

wednesday

minidazzler

Well, there's Friday, Next Friday and the Friday After Next. I feel that Friday was certainly the funniest of the three, with Next Friday being a very close second.

RikkFlair

It means Friday, Friday, Gotta get down on Friday

Shrills

Armelodie wrote: »

You mean this one or the one after?

This one.