When Is "Next Friday"?(whenisnextfriday.com) |
When Is "Next Friday"?(whenisnextfriday.com) |
> If the Friday you’re referring to is beyond seven days from today, including today, it’s next Friday.
That's not a such simple rule. I'm not even sure what "including today" means.
A simple rule would be: next Friday is the first Friday after today.
The whole existence of this website suggests that the term "Next Friday" is at best ambiguous. Especially on a Saturday or Sunday, many people will interpret "Next Friday" as the Friday of next week. So just be explicit and say "Friday next week".
You’re describing language.
Simple as.
- Today (or perhaps tomorrow) is Friday, and so is clearly not the one you mean
- You were just talking about the upcoming Friday ("Not this Friday, but next Friday")
Also note that people often say "The Friday after next", referring to the Friday after the upcoming Friday, which breaks the "next" rule.
The fact that "next [X]day" skips the one on the current week is arbitrary, and probably more confusing than if it didn't. If people you are talking to understands that, go on, but otherwise keep in mind that "next [X]day" is confusing and you should clarify or say it differently
https://www.antidote.info/fr/blogue/enquetes/quand-est-ce-le...
I don't like it, it offends me, but it's what most English speakers mean by "next Friday"
Still confusing, but at least I understand where it comes from.
You're using "the next one" i.e. the next Friday, to refer to the first one after today.
Not endorsing this, just reporting from usage.