Next Friday

[Groundrush]

If someone makes a comment about NEXT FRIDAY do they mean tomorrow or Friday next week?

I would have thought that because today is Thursday then next Friday would be tomorrow but most people refer to it being the Friday after.


Does the understanding of this vary depending on where you are from?

 

[namliam]

This friday is simply Friday... Next friday is next friday (one week from now)

Or it is in my head anyway...

We have stupid little problems in my office as well. We have people from all over the world.
In dutch we say Half Drie, Half three which means Half to Three, or 14:30
In 'proper' English it is Half past 2, but some people here go bo Half Two, which is a 'concatination' of Half past 2, but translated to dutch... thats a full hour difference (13:30)

Much like another example: First floor

 

[Mike375]

For Access next Friday is tomorrow

From Monday to Thursday.....Friday... is the Friday of that week. If it is Wednesday and someone agrees to an appointment Next Friday then that is the next week. Although that would usually be referred to as Friday week.

 

[DCrake]

I drink Bitter and my wife drinks lager, so when I got to the bar and ask for a Pint and a half a lager do I want 1.5 pints of lager or do I want "A pint" and a "half of lager"?

 

[neileg]

The term Friday week is a bit old fashioned in the UK.

Just to confuse matters, some people say next Friday to mean Friday this week and next Friday (with the next being emphasised) to mean Friday of the following week.

 

[Groundrush]

The term Friday week is a bit old fashioned in the UK.

Just to confuse matters, some people say next Friday to mean Friday this week and next Friday (with the next being emphasised) to mean Friday of the following week.

I sometimes try to clarify by saying "Not this Friday but the next" or "Not next Friday but this one"

What would you say if today was Monday the 24th & you wanted to reference Friday the 5th of December, would you refer to that being next week Friday or two weeks time?

 

[Mike375]

The term Friday week is a bit old fashioned in the UK.

Well that is the colonies for you

 

[neileg]

What would you say if today was Monday the 24th & you wanted to reference Friday the 5th of December, would you refer to that being next week Friday or two weeks time?

How about Friday 5th December?

 

[namliam]

Easy, Sinterklaasdag

 

[Ron_dK]

If someone makes a comment about NEXT FRIDAY do they mean tomorrow or Friday next week?

I think they mean next week Friday, wheras I would call a friday in the current week; coming Friday. Seems appropriate to me.

btw. In most offices friday is called poets day :

piss off early, tomorrow saturday

 

[Groundrush]

One of my favourites is the phrase "Just Now" commanly used in South Africa

A immense source of amusement for foreigners - it means "very soon", "eventually"; or "never". If someone says he will do something "just now" it could be in 10 minutes or tomorrow. Or maybe he won't do it at all.

I found out that the Scottish also use that phrase but for them it means "Now, this instant"

I used to work in a pub in London managed by a Scottish lady. She was bemused when I said I would so something just now but carried on doing something else.......... I only lasted a week

 

[Alc]

One of my favourites is the phrase "Just Now" commanly used in South Africa

A immense source of amusement for foreigners - it means "very soon", "eventually"; or "never". If someone says he will do something "just now" it could be in 10 minutes or tomorrow. Or maybe he won't do it at all.

I found out that the Scottish also use that phrase but for them it means "Now, this instant"

I used to work in a pub in London managed by a Scottish lady. She was bemused when I said I would so something just now but carried on doing something else.......... I only lasted a week

Gorwing up in Cardiff, I was used to hearing 'I'll be there now, in a minute'. Basically means 'I'll be there in a minute'.
One of those phrases I never thought about the inconsistency of until years later.

 

[gemma-the-husky]

the irish have a word for Manana, but without the degree of urgency in the Spanish

for our Dutch friends, Half three can only be Half PAST Three, not Half Past Two, surely

I would generally expect Next Friday to be a week on Friday, - but on Monday, maybe it means This Friday

 

[namliam]

No, I assure you half drie, in dutch for Half Three... that is Half TO three in dutch... meaning 2:30

 

[Groundrush]

the irish have a word for Manana, but without the degree of urgency in the Spanish

for our Dutch friends, Half three can only be Half PAST Three, not Half Past Two, surely

I think that is correct Gemma

In South Africa the same logic is used for the Afrikaans language.

I would generally expect Next Friday to be a week on Friday, - but on Monday, maybe it means This Friday

Thats exactly how I look at it, it depends on what day of the week it is.

 

[Ron_dK]

I think that is correct Gemma

Unfortunately, language logic is hard to understand sometimes, but I confirm in agreement with the Mailman, half three is synonym to half past two

 

[namliam]

I think that is correct Gemma

I KNOW it is, I AM Dutch afterall !!!

Half Three (in dutch) = 14:30
Thus if you UK people say Half Three and actually mean Half past Three... In particular you UK people that live in the NL... It is frigging confusing!!!

 

[Groundrush]

I KNOW it is, I AM Dutch afterall !!!

I know you are Dutch, it says where you are from in your profile title...

I was talking to Gemma

 

[Ron_dK]

In South Africa the same logic is used for the Afrikaans language.

Half Three (in dutch) = 14:30
Thus if you UK people say Half Three and actually mean Half past Three... In particular you UK people that live in the NL... It is frigging confusing!!!

OK, let's rattle some cages here

In the Africaanse language they refer to half 3, similar to the dutch ( half past two). Since I'm dutch as well I can only agree with the Mailman.
Unless you refer to the isizulu or sepedi language, where they say half past the next sunrise

 

[Groundrush]

OK, let's rattle some cages here

In the Africaanse language they refer to half 3, similar to the dutch ( half past two). Since I'm dutch as well I can only agree with the Mailman.
Unless you refer to the isizulu or sepedi language, where they say half past the next sunrise

would that be this sunrise or the next one?