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re: How do people still frick up the “this Monday” and “next Monday” thing?
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:07 pm to JumpingTheShark
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:07 pm to JumpingTheShark
Monday week
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Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:17 pm to JumpingTheShark
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This is incorrect and you need to know the truth.
I know my truth
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:22 pm to JumpingTheShark
It is ambiguous and should rarely be used unless someone knows the exact context you use it in. Google gives a convoluted but understandable answer:
Context matters for "this Monday" and "next Monday"
If it is early in the week (e.g., Tuesday or Wednesday), both "this Monday" and "next Monday" will refer to the same upcoming Monday in the current week.
If it is late in the week (e.g., Friday), "this Monday" typically refers to the coming Monday, while "next Monday" could mean the Monday after that.
If it is Sunday, using "next Monday" almost always means the Monday of the following week, as you would say "tomorrow" for the Monday that is only a day away.
If I don't know the date off hand, I would say "meet me on Monday" if I mean 8/25 and something like "meet me a week from Monday" if I mean 9/1.
Context matters for "this Monday" and "next Monday"
If it is early in the week (e.g., Tuesday or Wednesday), both "this Monday" and "next Monday" will refer to the same upcoming Monday in the current week.
If it is late in the week (e.g., Friday), "this Monday" typically refers to the coming Monday, while "next Monday" could mean the Monday after that.
If it is Sunday, using "next Monday" almost always means the Monday of the following week, as you would say "tomorrow" for the Monday that is only a day away.
If I don't know the date off hand, I would say "meet me on Monday" if I mean 8/25 and something like "meet me a week from Monday" if I mean 9/1.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:29 pm to JumpingTheShark
It’s a mute point anyway.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:34 pm to Odysseus32
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It's Tuesday. Someone says they will get something done next Monday. You take that to mean 13 days?
They should say this Monday. I think it's dumb, but that's the system. Stick to the system.
Heya, just stopped in to say you’re retarded, and I would like to ask you to never talk to anyone again, as I fear it may spread
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:46 pm to JumpingTheShark
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how would that make any sense if I said have this done by this Monday and it’s already Wednesday?
Simple. Don’t say this Monday say next Monday. Because you’re right it wouldn’t make sense.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:26 pm to JumpingTheShark
I always clarify: "not this Monday but next Monday"
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:31 pm to JumpingTheShark
Bit wordier, but I find people respond better to “this upcoming Monday” and “Monday after next”.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:38 pm to JumpingTheShark
Older guys like me always said……
This coming Monday (the very next Monday)
Monday week (the Monday after that)
This coming Monday (the very next Monday)
Monday week (the Monday after that)
Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:41 pm to JumpingTheShark
If your vocabulary does not clearly articulate time, sorry you are just checking your clock on dat.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:46 pm to JumpingTheShark
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How do people still frick up the “this Monday” and “next Monday” thing?
This is so widely confused thst I no longer say either one. I either say:
This coming Monday
or
Monday after next
If I have a calendar handy where we can both look at it, I say “Monday the 25th.
This post was edited on 8/22/25 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:47 pm to JumpingTheShark
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This Monday is the closest Monday, whether it’s tomorrow or whether it’s 6 days out.The closest one FFS.
Next Monday is always the Monday after this Monday, no matter how far out.
Then be more specific and say this upcoming Monday
If it's Tuesday and someone refers to something as this Monday I'm assuming they meant yesterday
Obviously context clues will tell you if they're telling a story or if they're referring to something in the future
I think your methodology is a bit dated and insufficient
Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:51 pm to vidtiger23
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how would that make any sense if I said have this done by this Monday and it’s already Wednesday?
“I’ll have it done by Monday”
This isn’t hard
Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:53 pm to JumpingTheShark
This Monday means this week's monday.
Next Monday means next week's Monday.
It's not complicated
Next Monday means next week's Monday.
It's not complicated
Posted on 8/22/25 at 9:53 pm to liz18lsu
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Bimonthly can mean either twice a month or every two months. I prefer to get paid on the former.
Bimonthly is every two months.
Semimonthly is twice a month.
You prefer semimonthly.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 10:06 pm to MemphisGuy
I have always said “this coming Monday” or “two Mondays from now”.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 10:34 pm to JumpingTheShark
Work globally.
Time and time language is so different across world!
Move mtg forward (earlier or later?)
Bi weekly or fortnightly?
Non use if sooner (or later).
Week commencing vs Next week
People frixk it up because people created their language and norms.
Time and time language is so different across world!
Move mtg forward (earlier or later?)
Bi weekly or fortnightly?
Non use if sooner (or later).
Week commencing vs Next week
People frixk it up because people created their language and norms.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 10:58 pm to JumpingTheShark
Wasn’t this a movie series but about Fridays and not Mondays?
Posted on 8/22/25 at 11:06 pm to JumpingTheShark
quote:No one has set down rules for the way your country arse sees things.
How do people still frick up the “this Monday” and “next Monday” thing?
What are you talking about? In any situation where anything important is being discussed, you should give a date for what you are talking about. Don't expect other people to think in as simple a manner as you do.
This is especially true if the only reason you do it that way is because they taught you that way when you delivered a paper route in 1970.
Don't ever get into any type of sales job if you think that's a good way to communicate with business people that way. You can't assume anyone else thinks that way.
This post was edited on 8/22/25 at 11:19 pm
Posted on 8/23/25 at 5:01 am to JumpingTheShark
“Not this Monday but the next”
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