Board 8 > What does "next Monday" mean to you?

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it means 'ask this person to be more specific otherwise miscommunication is likely'

Never if I say Ill do something

but two days from now is usually what I assume

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the next one, so two days from now.

otherwise, the monday after next.

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For the Monday coming up i'd just say Monday or this Monday. The one in 9 days is next Monday.

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Two days from now is this Monday

Nine days from now is next Monday

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If the day is Sunday, I'll assume 8 days away.
If the day is Thursday or earlier, I'll assume <7
If the day is Friday/Saturday, I'll ask to clarify

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Would ask for clarification, but if I were just assuming

Next Monday = Two days from now

The Monday after next = Nine days from now

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I'd say either
This Monday
Or
Not this Monday, but the following

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CassandraCain posted...

Two days from now is this Monday

Nine days from now is next Monday

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Paratroopa1 posted...

it means 'ask this person to be more specific otherwise miscommunication is likely'

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CassandraCain posted...

Two days from now is this Monday

Nine days from now is next Monday

This, except it becomes more vague if you ask this question earlier in the week.

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if I were referring to the coming monday (aka two days from now monday) I'd just say monday........ or what I just said at the start of the sentence: this coming monday to specify

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I avoid using the term "next Monday", per se. I either say "this Monday" or "not this Monday, but the next Monday".

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"Next Monday" is unambiguously two days from now. The phrase can mean "the next Monday that occurs" or "Monday of next week," but in this case, they're the same thing.

It'd be ambiguous if, say, it's Tuesday, and you say "next Friday" (because "the next Friday that occurs" and "Friday of next week" are different dates).
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Drakeryn posted...

"Next Monday" is unambiguously two days from now.

it's pretty clearly not unambiguous...!

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LeonhartFour posted...

it's pretty clearly not unambiguous...!

I mean, based on responses, apparently not

but I really don't understand how "next Monday" could mean anything other than the two possibilities I laid out. nine days from now is not the next Monday and it's not Monday of next week, there's nothing "next" about it
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VintageGin posted...

Would ask for clarification, but if I were just assuming

Next Monday = Two days from now

The Monday after next = Nine days from now

This

I've had this assumption screw me up a couple of times. If it's getting to the end of the week I'm far more likely to say either "this Monday" or "the Monday after next"

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Drakeryn posted...

there's nothing "next" about it

Sure there is. If you have two of something in a sequence then the second is "next" after the first.

So you have this Monday coming up and then the next Monday after that. It's next Monday.

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it's both?

like it means both, thats why it's dumb to say "next monday" alone without context

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CassandraCain posted...

Sure there is. If you have two of something in a sequence then the second is "next" after the first.

So you have this Monday coming up and then the next Monday after that. It's next Monday.

I dunno, if I heard "this Monday" with no context at all I'd think 5 days ago (because that's the Monday of this week)

if I heard "this Monday" in a context that implied it was in the future I'd understand it meant two days from now but also think "oh, you mean next Monday"
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Drakeryn posted...

I dunno, if I heard "this Monday" with no context at all I'd think 5 days ago (because that's the Monday of this week)

would you do this if they're talking in a future context though? ie. planning

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I feel like the clarification statement for this is always "not this Monday, but next Monday." Even as late as Saturday I'd say it means nine days away.

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Grimlyn posted...

would you do this if they're talking in a future context though? ie. planning

Drakeryn posted...

if I heard "this Monday" in a context that implied it was in the future I'd understand it meant two days from now but also think "oh, you mean next Monday"

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I've literally never considered "this Monday" to refer to a past tense event. I would say "this past Monday" to mean that.

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CassandraCain posted...

Sure there is. If you have two of something in a sequence then the second is "next" after the first.

So you have this Monday coming up and then the next Monday after that. It's next Monday.

My next door neighbor is my closest neighbor, not the second closest.

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Exactly what Drak said. It depends on what week it is. Like, if it's Sunday and someone says "next Saturday" I'd think "the Saturday of next week." Likewise, if it's Saturday and someone says "next Monday" I'd think "the Monday of next week."
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sure, i get that technically "next friday" is supposed to always mean the most immediate friday, but it depends on context

in fact, the movies are called "Friday", "Next Friday", and "Friday After Next" for a reason

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CassandraCain posted...

Two days from now is this Monday

Nine days from now is next Monday

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Menji posted...

My next door neighbor is my closest neighbor, not the second closest.

but next can also be what comes after first

both definitions are valid, hence why this is a thing to begin with

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Paratroopa1 posted...

it means 'ask this person to be more specific otherwise miscommunication is likely'

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Menji posted...

My next door neighbor is my closest neighbor, not the second closest.

You are first in that scenario, your neighbor being second. Hence "next" door neighbor.

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time for Monday night raw

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This Monday = Two days

The next Monday = Nine days.

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Leonhart4 posted...

I've literally never considered "this Monday" to refer to a past tense event. I would say "this past Monday" to mean that.

Also this.

Maybe a regional thing.

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If the party is two days from now, you're supposed to say "the party is Monday."

If it's nine days from now, you're supposed to say "the party is next Monday."

I'd be very confused (and miss the party) if someone used it any other way.


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ertyu0078 posted...

time for Monday night raw

only good post in the topic (including this one)

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It depends on the inflection. If it's written, then it depends on the context. If it's still not clear, you ask. I would presume it's 9 days more readily than 2, though.

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This Monday is two days from now.
Next Monday is nine days from now.
Last Monday is the Monday that just past.

Regardless I ask for clarification when talking to someone because I'm not a mind reader and don't know if any specific person I am talking to is an idiot or not.

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I've always said "This Monday" or "The coming Monday" to mean the one that is about to come up and "Next Monday" as the one after that.

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I always assumed it meant next (week) Monday, but the week was dropped for simplicity. Thus, if said from Tuesday through Saturday, I would assume the Monday of the following week (2 days from Saturday)

If said on Sunday, I would assume 8 days from now because the following day would still be this week (and why wouldn't you just say tomorrow)

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It typically means the next Monday after tomorrow, so if I hear "next Monday" on a Saturday, I'd assume two days after, but on a Sunday, I'd assume eight days after.

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its 2 days from now.

Substitute "next week" for "next Monday" and ask yourself the same question.

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MZero posted...

I always assumed it meant next (week) Monday, but the week was dropped for simplicity. Thus, if said from Tuesday through Saturday, I would assume the Monday of the following week (2 days from Saturday)

this is an interesting take and the only way I can see next monday = 9days making sense.

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everyone who says two days from now is wrong btw

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I would say two days from now, unless we had already referred to two days from now as "Monday" or "this Monday" in the same conversation, in which case "next Monday" would clearly be referring to a different day.

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To me, 'Monday' when referring to the future would just be 2 days from now, and 'Next Monday' implies the Monday of next week, so at least a week away.

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The closest Monday not within 2 days

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Why would you even say "next" if you meant the upcoming Monday two days from now? You can just say Monday.

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