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When is NEXT Thursday ? ?

  • 15-06-2013 10:48PM
    #1
    con1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭con1982


    In work on Thursday and a colleague asks me to cover a meeting for him NEXT Thursday. I make a note in my diary and continue on with my day.

    Later on, we are chatting about something and I say that I'm going on holidays in 9 days. He seemed confused by this and asked how I could cover his meeting if I am away.

    Essentially.
    My understading of next Thursday was in 7 days.
    His understanding was, Thursday in two weeks. Thursday in seven days being THIS Thursday, in his mind.

    Who is right?


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Comments

  • #2
    recyclebin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,574 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    You are.


  • #3
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Yes NEXT Thursday. Self explanatory really


  • #4
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    con1982 wrote: »
    In work on Thursday and a colleague asks me to cover a meeting for him NEXT Thursday. I make a note in my diary and continue on with my day.

    Later on, we are chatting about something and I say that I'm going on holidays in 9 days. He seemed confused by this and asked how I could cover his meeting if I am away.

    Essentially.
    My understading of next Thursday was in 7 days.
    His understanding was, Thursday in two weeks. Thursday in seven days being THIS Thursday, in his mind.

    Who is right?
    You are, next thursday is next thursday.


  • #5
    pharmaton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭pharmaton


    it's after this Friday and also next Tuesday


  • #6
    Seedy Arling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,002 ✭✭✭Seedy Arling


    C u next Thursday.


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  • #7
    Mya Slow Underdog
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Mya Slow Underdog


    I'd understand the confusion if you were speaking on a monday and didn't know whether you meant in 3 days or in 10
    But in 2 weeks? Ehhhh no


  • #8
    Creasy_bear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,609 ✭✭✭Creasy_bear


    It's the next Thursday obviously. I had this discussion with two girls in work. They thought it was thurs week.

    Christ.


  • #9
    con1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭con1982


    This isn't the first time I've had this confusion with the same person.

    I'm in my 30s and he is in his 50s. Maybe it's a generational thing??

    Any 50plus here got a view on it?


  • #10
    con1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭con1982


    Creasy_bear wrote: »
    It's the next Thursday obviously. I had this discussion with two girls in work. They thought it was thurs week.

    Christ.

    So Thursday week is the second Thursday? Why not say Thursday fortnight?

    Thursday week is unnecessarily confusing


  • #11
    Pj!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Pj!


    There is 'this Thursday' and 'next Thursday'. Sometimes they mean the same day, sometimes they don't.


    This Thursday on a Tuesday is two days time Thursday. Next Thursday on a Tuesday is Thursday week. Next Thursday on a Friday is this Thursday.


    Can't see the confusion!


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  • #12
    Creasy_bear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,609 ✭✭✭Creasy_bear


    bluewolf wrote: »
    I'd understand the confusion if you were speaking on a monday and didn't know whether you meant in 3 days or in 10
    But in 2 weeks? Ehhhh no

    It doesn't matter if it was said on a Wednesday. Next Thursday is the next Thursday. Not the following Thursday/Thursday week.


  • #13
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    con1982 wrote: »
    So Thursday week is the second Thursday? Why not say Thursday fortnight?

    Thursday week is unnecessarily confusing

    Thursday fortnight is not Thursday week :rolleyes:


  • #14
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,291 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    This has always bugged me :pac: (well, not bugged me but you know what I mean, lol)
    Say it's a Monday for example. I'll say 'this thursday' (3 days) or if it's in 10 days time i'll say 'a week thursday' ... Just makes things nice and clear.

    This whole next thursday thing is bollox because some people mean this upcoming thursday and some mean the following. Those simple words "this" or "week" save so much confusion.


  • #15
    Creasy_bear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,609 ✭✭✭Creasy_bear


    Chucken wrote: »
    Thursday fortnight is not Thursday week :rolleyes:

    He has to be on a wind up.

    I'm out.


  • #16
    con1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭con1982


    Chucken wrote: »
    Thursday fortnight is not Thursday week :rolleyes:

    If today is Thursday, when is Thursday week?


  • #17
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    con1982 wrote: »
    If today is Thursday, when is Thursday week?

    Boom the world just imploded :D


  • #18
    Mya Slow Underdog
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Mya Slow Underdog


    Creasy_bear wrote: »
    It doesn't matter if it was said on a Wednesday. Next Thursday is the next Thursday. Not the following Thursday/Thursday week.

    Sometimes- and sometimes we use it to mean the thursday the next week


  • #19
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    Next Thursday is Thursday next week. This Thursday is Thursday this week.


  • #20
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,999 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    con1982 wrote: »
    If today is Thursday, when is Thursday week?

    If today is Thursday, next Thursday is 7 days. Thursday week is 14 days.


  • #21
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    If you're in a queue in a bank and the cashier says 'Next please', do they mean the person at the front of the queue or the person second in the queue?


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  • #22
    Bodhran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 332 ✭✭Bodhran


    http://newpics.org/david/WhenIsNextThursday.aspx


  • #23
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Say Thursday over and over. It looses all meaning :eek:


  • #24
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,927 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    I have this argument all the time, to me next monday its the next monday to occur.

    This whole thing about 'this' monday is just bullsheet


  • #25
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    con1982 wrote: »
    If today is Thursday, when is Thursday week?

    A week from next Thursday


  • #26
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Next Thursday is the Thursday which occurs next.

    Thursday week is the Thursday which occurs after next Thursday.


  • #27
    Pj!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Pj!


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    If you're in a queue in a bank and the cashier says 'Next please', do they mean the person at the front of the queue or the person second in the queue?

    You see a bus coming in the distance that looks pretty full. You say to your partner "Let's not get this one, let's get the next one".


  • #28
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    Pj! wrote: »
    You see bus coming in the distance that looks pretty full. You say to your partner "Let's not get this one, let's get the next one".

    I say lets get into my car and we'll drive.


  • #29
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,999 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Chucken wrote: »
    Say Thursday over and over. It looses all meaning :eek:

    Even typing it, It started to look all wrong.


  • #30
    apollo8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭apollo8


    Why has nobody mentioned jam?


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  • #31
    jobeenfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,473 ✭✭✭jobeenfitz


    Next time get him to mark it on the calender cos he obviously doesn't know what "next" means.


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