OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)

From	rhkramer@gmail.com
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Subject	OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt)
Date	2017-03-31 15:10 +0200
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On Friday, March 31, 2017 06:30:25 AM Terence wrote:
> There is no ambiguity if (as I have always understood) "Thursday" means
> "this (or the coming) Thursday" and "next Thursday" or "Thursday next"
> means "a week on Thursday".
> 
> And having lived in Yorkshire for two very happy years, I would agree that
> York is above London in so many ways...

To me, all that has been discussed is (potentially) confusing and ambiguous.

To me, I prefer the following--ohh, most of the examples assume that the 
current day is not Thursday (but maybe that makes no difference):

Thursday can refer either to the coming Thursday or the previous Thursday 
based on the context, for example:

On Thursday, we played baseball.  (obvious (to me) that was the (just) 
previous Thursday)

The paper is due on Thursday.  (obvious (to me) that is the (just) coming 
Thursday)

Last Thursday, we played baseball.  (clear to me, but the "last" is redundant 
and may be ambiguous to some--might some mean the Thursday before the most 
recent??)

The paper is due next Thursday.   (clear to me, but the "next" is redundant 
and is ambiguous to some--some seem to mean the Thursday after the coming / 
really next Thursday)

The paper is due Thursday next.  (clear to me, but the "next" is redundant and 
is ambiguous to some--some seem to mean the Thursday after the coming / really 
next Thursday--it might be a Briticism (to coin or mangle a word))

To specify the Thursday before the last Thursday, use something like: "the 
Thursday before last Thursday".

To specify the Thursday after the coming Thursday, use something like: "the 
Thursday after next Thursday".

Use similar constructs for other days, weeks, months, years, millennia, 
minutes, hours, etc., or better, specify a date, year, time, or similar.

I'm not aware of whether the grammar lords have established a clear preferred 
usage pattern--if they have, I'm sure it differs on the two sides of the 
Atlantic.

(Maybe this is my subconcious bid to become a grammar lord??  Uuh, I think 
I'll shut up now, I'd hate to be tagged with that label.)

Randy Kramer

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DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-26 19:40 +0200
  Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-03-26 19:50 +0200
  Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-26 20:00 +0200
  Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-26 20:10 +0200
  Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-26 20:20 +0200
    Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-27 12:20 +0200
      Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-27 14:20 +0200
        Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-27 14:40 +0200
          Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-28 12:20 +0200
            Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-28 14:00 +0200
              Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-03-28 14:20 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-28 15:50 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-03-28 15:50 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-28 16:30 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-28 17:40 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-28 19:10 +0200
              Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-28 14:20 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-03-28 14:20 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-28 14:40 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-28 15:20 +0200
            Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-03-28 19:30 +0200
              Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-28 20:40 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-03-29 07:50 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-29 10:30 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-29 12:20 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-29 12:40 +0200
            Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-29 00:50 +0200
              Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-03-29 07:50 +0200
              Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-29 10:20 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-29 22:30 +0200
                Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-30 00:00 +0200
              Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-03-29 16:40 +0200
                Re:Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-29 22:10 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-29 23:40 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-30 20:10 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-30 20:20 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-30 20:50 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Catherine Gramze <rhiamom@mac.com> - 2017-03-30 20:30 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2017-03-30 20:40 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2017-03-30 21:30 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Terence <terence.john@gmail.com> - 2017-03-30 22:00 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Catherine Gramze <rhiamom@mac.com> - 2017-03-30 22:40 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-31 00:20 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Catherine Gramze <rhiamom@mac.com> - 2017-03-31 01:30 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2017-03-31 09:50 +0200
                Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt Terence <terence.john@gmail.com> - 2017-03-31 12:40 +0200
                OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-03-31 15:10 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-31 15:40 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-03-31 15:50 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-03-31 16:20 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2017-03-31 16:30 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re:  Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-03-31 18:00 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-01 00:20 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-03-31 16:20 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-31 17:00 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re:  Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2017-04-01 19:20 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re: Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-04-01 20:10 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.)  (was: Re:  Movie 'n Book recommendations by Curt) Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2017-04-01 21:30 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> - 2017-03-31 17:20 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-01 00:20 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-04-01 00:50 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) GiaThnYgeia <GiaThnYgeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-01 18:10 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2017-03-31 16:50 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-31 17:00 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2017-03-31 17:10 +0200
                Re: OT: speaking of days (weeks, months, years, etc.) kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-04-01 00:40 +0200
        Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2017-03-27 21:00 +0200
          Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-27 21:50 +0200
  Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2017-03-27 06:10 +0200
    Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-27 14:10 +0200
      Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-03-27 14:30 +0200
      Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-03-27 14:40 +0200
        Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-03-27 15:10 +0200
        Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2017-03-27 20:20 +0200
          Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2017-03-28 00:00 +0200
      Re: DD bs=4M option on USB mem-stick creates false format David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2017-03-27 19:40 +0200

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