Let’s imagine it’s currently Wednesday the 1st. Does “next Saturday” mean Saturday the 4th (the next Saturday to occur) or Saturday the 11th (the Saturday of next week)?
The 11th. “This” is the upcoming. “Next” is the one after that.
Source: being a human being and scheduling stuff with people for many decades
Saturday the 4th is part of “this week” so it’s “this Saturday”.
Saturday the 11th is part of “next week” so it’s “next Saturday”.
Otherwise “next Saturday” and “Saturday next week” would mean different things.
Yeah, it’d be great if that were the case. But Saturday the 4th is also just the next Saturday in terms of Saturdays.
It’s an ambiguous term and so always needs clarify gbas you and the person you’re talking to may be thinking along different lines.
I think we can all agree it’s confusing. I am just pointing out that there is an internal consistency in why it’s phrased in this way.
- This Saturday = the 4th
- Next Saturday = the 11th
But this Saturday is the 2nd
Using the calendar dates in the question.
No shit, Sherlock.
“This Saturday” is the first Saturday occurring in the next 7 days. "“Next Saturday” is the one after “This Saturday”.
Approximately 5 days before the day in question, “next” becomes “this”.
That’s the answer.
Excellent question that has always bothered me too.
The way I interpret it is that “next Sunday” is the same as saying “next week’s Sunday.” Meanwhile, “this sunday” refers to “this week’s Sunday.” So if it’s Friday and I want to meet 5 days from now, I would call it next Wednesday. But if it’s Monday and I want to meet 5 days from now, I call it this Saturday
But also, anyone with even a bit of courtesy would give a full date, along with the day of the week, if they’re the to schedule something
This Saturday is the Saturday that is occurring in that week, i.e. the 4th, and next Saturday would be the 11th.
I’d interpret “next Saturday” as the one on the 11th, and “this Saturday” as the one on the 4th.
I’ve found that the meaning depends on regional differences in both English and Norwegian, and as a result I never use “next Sunday”. I say “Sunday in a week and a half” or the date instead.
‘This’ is the first Saturday, ‘next’ is the second Saturday, from whatever day that you are in.
Not *when today is Sunday
Disagree. Even if it’s Sunday, the rule still applies.
Not wegen today is Sunday
What?
You heard them.
‘This’ is the first Saturday, ‘next’ is the second Saturday, from whatever day that you are in.
Not wegen today is Sunday
What?
You heard them.
I’m asking for clarification, I do not know what’s trying to be communicated.
Autocorrect massacred the word when. Now my post should make more sense
Autocorrect massacred the word when. Now my post should make more sense
Thanks for the correction and the reply, now it makes more sense.
Man I feel like I really earned that correction with some of the replies I got. :p
This’ is the first Saturday, ‘next’ is the second Saturday, from whatever day that you are in.
Not *when today is Sunday
Actually what I said still works. If you’re on a Sunday, you have one Saturday in front of you still, and you would say “this Saturday”.
I think a lot of people are over thinking this. I don’t think anyone would say next Saturday meaning this Saturday at all. You’d just say Saturday.
Like, “I’m going to see dune 2 Saturday.” There is no need to clarify which Saturday it’s going to be if you don’t muddy it by trying to qualify it needlessly.
So next Saturday should always be the Saturday after this upcoming one.
Right? But no, actually wrong. I said “next Saturday” thinking it was obvious, and 4/9 people thought I meant this Saturday
I don’t think anyone would say next Saturday meaning this Saturday at all
I am someone who does this. I know it’s convention to say “this Saturday” for that, but when I’m not thinking about it too hard, it just comes out as “next Saturday” aka “the next Saturday I will experience after this very moment” aka what you would call “this Saturday”. I usually have to immediately follow up with a disambiguation, because I usually only catch myself after having said it.
coming Saturday = Saturday 4th
next Saturday = Saturday 11th
Just stop being ambiguous. Give a specific date, because based on the number of answers here “next Saturday” could mean anything from last week to 6 years from now (yes, I’m being dramatic for effect).
When we get to this Saturday, next Saturday moves a week beyond our grasp. In some sense, when we die, our own timeline ends, and we can finally arrive at next Saturday for the first time.
Because the longest lives are around 110 years, and children start speaking around 3, the furthest in the future “next Saturday” can be is abouy 107 years.
Saturday is Saturday. Next Saturday is not. Otherwise why add the modifier?
The “Next Saturday” is just the next Saturday, the closest Saturday right? Or does it work differently in English?
You are describing “This Saturday”. Next Saturday is the one after that It’s just like “this week” indicates something within the next 7 days and “next week” occurs 1 day after the end of “this week”. So if its Wednesday, “this week” goes through Tuesday and the following Wednesday starts “Next Week”.
Ahhh that makes sense!
i agree with this and don’t even think about it because it makes so much obvious sense, and i confuse people often who believe it to mean the one after the next one (aka “this” one) smh
That’s what I’m trying to find out. Most people seem to think that you’re wrong, and that it would be “this Saturday” if it’s this week, and “next Saturday” is the one after that. So if you’re on Sunday then “this Saturday” would be yesterday and “next Saturday” would be six days. But usually, “next Saturday” is more than 7 days away
I say next Saturday for the Saturday that will occur soonest.
If someone waiting at a bus stop asks me which bus goes to the train station, I say the “the next one”. Meaning the one that will appear first at the bus stop, not the one after that. Which makes sense for days of the week too, to me anyway.
I am always being corrected, though.
