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Grammar pedants - help please.

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LindsD 28 Mar 6:36pm, 28 Mar 2025 73,409 posts	Quote Pin LindsD
um 28 Mar 7:23pm, 28 Mar 2025 9,430 posts	Quote Pin um Oh no. Does that mean I have to start again from Page 1? Or everyone else because they didn’t notice for 2 days? Or I just blame autocorrect?
Columba 29 Mar 12:49pm, 29 Mar 2025 22,734 posts	Quote Pin Columba Blame autocorrect, - quite the easiest. It's always turning my "I'll"s into "ill"s.
larkim 9 Apr 7:18am, 9 Apr 2025 27,099 posts	Quote Pin larkim I was chatting to my son last night about our forthcoming holiday. He has some learning difficulties so was trying to make sure we were clear about what we were talking about. I said that "this Sunday" we would be skiing for the first time and then "a week on Sunday" was Easter day. He said no, "Easter is next Sunday". I replied that "no, next Sunday is our first skiing day" and he replied "no, that's this Sunday. This Sunday we ski, next Sunday is Easter day". So in his framing, "next" was not the next but the next but one. But I thought about it some more and decided that (today being Wednesday) if I said "next Thursday" I'm not sure I would mean tomorrow. But if I said "next Monday" I would definitely mean the time in 5 days time. Am I right in seeing this weird nuance? (Not strictly grammar of course, sorry for that!)
LindsD 9 Apr 7:23am, 9 Apr 2025 73,581 posts	Quote Pin LindsD I have this disagreement with my daughter all the time.
LindsD 9 Apr 7:25am, 9 Apr 2025 73,582 posts	Quote Pin LindsD And I don't know how far away the day needs to be to not be 'this'.
GordonG 9 Apr 7:34am, 9 Apr 2025 10,850 posts	Quote Pin GordonG I think it's a common problem/discussion point. In my mind 'next' is the first one that comes along... Unless Sunday is within 1 or 2 days then I'd probably mean the following one! Sorry, no help at all...
Gooner 9 Apr 7:45am, 9 Apr 2025 23,582 posts	Quote Pin Gooner I agree with your son, Larkim. Not sure why, it's just the way that I've always thought about it.
um 9 Apr 8:17am, 9 Apr 2025 9,460 posts	Quote Pin um Ahh, but larkim, if you've already said 'this Sunday', by inference, 'the next Sunday' (yes, I know I add a 'the') is a week later. Hoping that adds to the confusion, rather than helps Although 'next', as per GordonG does imply more than a day or two gap.
Muttley 9 Apr 8:27am, 9 Apr 2025 3,928 posts	Quote Pin Muttley To me this Sunday is the one that's coming. Or next Sunday, same thing. But after this Sunday the one after will be the next Sunday, ie, with the definite article. (He said, adding even more to the confusion)