The Off Topic Topic

[Jacob]

One similar one I was thinking of in relation to post-pone/pre-pone is why moving a meeting/event to an earlier time is called "bringing it forward". Because if you're looking at the time as a separate thing moving in a linear fashion we'de be moving it back (from the future to closer to the present). It maybe because from our subjective perspective it is - because I suppose we are moving it forward to it clashing with us/the present.

The way I look at it is you're looking at your calendar, and you're situated at right now. If you want to do it later, you "push it back" i.e. away from where you are. Conversely - you "bring it forward" towards yourself and in the opposite direction of "pushing it back".

[Eddie Teach]

Why do you drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?

[Jacob]

What's the best way to weigh whey?

[HVC]

Not sure about ROTW? Yanks, Canadians, Euros?

For me 18-19 September is definitely "this weekend", the weekend after is "next weekend".

Apparently according to the internet in Nigeria it's, say, "Wednesday" for the one coming and then "upper Wednesday" for the one after which I quite like.

I'd love to know what they say in Indian English because it tends to be really creative/interesting but normally in a very sensible/logical way - so for example I love "pre-pone" which is used as the opposite of "post-pone", to bring a meeting forward.

In Canada, or at least when i've been, it works like this: if today is Monday the 13th  then next weekend is Saturday the 18th. if its Friday the  17th then next weekend is Saturday the 25th.

[Agelastus]

Not sure about ROTW? Yanks, Canadians, Euros?

For me 18-19 September is definitely "this weekend", the weekend after is "next weekend".

Apparently according to the internet in Nigeria it's, say, "Wednesday" for the one coming and then "upper Wednesday" for the one after which I quite like.

I'd love to know what they say in Indian English because it tends to be really creative/interesting but normally in a very sensible/logical way - so for example I love "pre-pone" which is used as the opposite of "post-pone", to bring a meeting forward.

Are their regional variations, maybe? I've always used "this weekend" and "next weekend" in the same way you do.

[Josquius]

It's definitely something where I run into people meaning both which means you always have to be really clear about which you mean.

[Admiral Yi]

I say this weekend.  I use next weekend when you're already in the weekend.

[Tonitrus]

I say this weekend.  I use next weekend when you're already in the weekend.

Agreed.  If you want to refer to the weekend after the coming weekend, then it is "the following weekend".

[DGuller]

I say this weekend.  I use next weekend when you're already in the weekend.

[crazy canuck]

It is "this weekend".  Next weekend is something happening the week after.

[grumbler]

I say this weekend.  I use next weekend when you're already in the weekend.

Agreed.  If you want to refer to the weekend after the coming weekend, then it is "the following weekend".

  Next weekend means the next weekend after now, which doesn't really work when "this weekend" also means that and is unambiguous.  US English doesn't have that handy UK-ism of "Monday Week" but even the UK-ism doesn't hand the weekend issue, except as "Sunday week" or "Saturday week."

[Josquius]

Just read Clive Sinclair has died.

[Syt]

I do sometimes miss going to my old hometown theatre. It was popular with Shakespeare productions for obvious reasons.





(Would be better if the stage was smaller, and the inside was standing room only, but alas.)

[celedhring]

Speaking of theaters, possibly the best construction project to ever happen in Spain. The Madrid council has approved building an aztec pyramid-shaped theater surrounded by a giant parking lot, the first play to be a musical dedicated to Hernán Cortés:

[Tonitrus]

Springtime for Cortés...and Aztlán?