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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

This Week or Next? (minicast)

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2007

⏱️ 9 minutes

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The Pod Couple—also known as Martha and Grant—consider just when is "next week" or "this Monday" anyway? A husband and wife with a long running dispute turn to Martha and Grant for help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.2

Grant Barrett. Hello you have a way with words. Hi this is Martin Coffey calling

0:49.0

from Pittsford, New York. Where's Pittsford? It's it's a suburb of Rochester, New York. Where's Pittsburgh? It's a suburb of Rochester, New York.

0:55.0

What are you thinking about today?

0:57.0

Well, my question is about the proper use of the terms next and this, particularly in respect to the days of the week.

1:07.0

Oh boy.

1:08.0

My wife and I have different opinions of how to use the terms and it's often led to some confusion when

1:15.4

we try to plan what we're going to do.

1:18.0

For example, this Monday or next Monday that we often get confused in terms of exactly which day are we

1:26.4

talking about?

1:27.4

Uh-oh and has this ever led to one of you standing around looking at your watch and

1:31.9

wondering where the other one is?

1:34.8

We've been married for 12 years now so we know how to compensate for the way we each use the

1:41.8

terms but in the beginning it was a little confusing.

1:46.4

No marriage counseling needed here, just a little language advice.

1:50.6

Right and so for example if we were trying to plan an event in the future and I would say hey

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