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- "Next" means "next", always. When we say, "This Wednesday", it is short for "Wednesday this week". "Wednesday next week" can be shortened to "Wednesday next", but not "Next Wednesday" as that means, literally, the next Wednesday, chronologically.
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If it’s Friday today, we could say “this coming Wed” or “next Wednesday” but not “this Wednesday,” because if we did that, then “next Wednesday” would either mean Wednesday of the week after next, strictly speaking, or given ambiguity could mean the very same day as was indicated by “this Wednesday.”.
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Mar 17, 2014 · Last week is always represented by 7-13 days ago, which in this case contains last Thursday on back to last Friday, and next week is always represented by 7-13 days in the future, which in this case contains next Thursday out to next Wednesday.
Aug 19, 2018 · If you are saying on Sunday, 'This Wednesday' will mean Wednesday of this week, 'Last Wednesday' means previous week's and next will mean next week's. But wait, what if I say this Sunday on Monday? Actually, if you say this Sunday, it will mean next coming Sunday because the day is already done.
Apr 15, 2015 · In my mind, what is logical is that "last" means the last one (the one in the most recent past); "this" means the next one coming up; and "next" is the second one from now. "This" to me denotes the future - it points forward in time. For example, today is Tuesday, April 14th.
This weekend can be interpreted to mean either the nearest weekend in the future or the nearest weekend in the past. The context usually clarifies the meaning, but coming or past can be added to help: The meeting was this weekend. The meeting was this coming weekend. The meeting was this past weekend.
Most of the people would think the following way: Today is Monday (28/1/2013) and "this Saturday" would mean the approaching Saturday (2/2/2013). Today is Monday (28/1/2013) and "the next Saturday" would mean the next Saturday after the approaching Saturday (9/2/2013) . BUT.
I'm debating with someone about whether the term "next Wednesday" refers to the most immediate Wednesday or the one that follows that one. For example, if it's Sunday, I'm arguing that the term "next Wednesday" is ambiguous and could mean "in 3 days" or "in 10 days."
