On 27 Jun 2011 at 17:36, Andrew Rodger wrote: > midnight, the one before or after, respectively). Likewise people > will say on a Tuesday that something will happen "this Thursday" -- > by which, of course, they mean "next Thursday". You can only say > "this Thursday" if today is Thursday. but would do this for emphasis > on the fact that it is Thursday, otherwise "today" is fine. And in > SA (which point may just keep this from being off-topic!) they often > say "Ne-e-e-ext Thursday" when it is not yet Thursday this week and > they mean Thursday next week. That is frequently expressed as "Thursday next of next week". Only in South Africa, as far as I know. -- Keep well, Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com http://hayesfam.posterous.com/ E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk