next monday or coming monday?

[VijaKhara]

Hi all,

Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
week (i.e three days from now). So can I say:

Let's meet next Monday. or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?

Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say

I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?

Thank you.

[Athel Cornish-Bowden]

Post by VijaKhara
Hi all,
Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
Let's meet next Monday. or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?
Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?

Whatever you say (of these possibilities) there'll be people who'll
misunderstand. There are regional differences in how these words are
used. If I say "next Monday" it means three days from now; if many AmE
speakers say it it means ten days from now. You can disambiguate with
"i.e. three days from now", and "on Monday" (if said on a Friday and
referring to an event clearly in the future), "this Monday" or "this
coming Monday" will probably get you there without problem.

[Steve Ketcham]

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Post by VijaKhara
Hi all,
Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
Let's meet next Monday. or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?
Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?
Thank you.

I try to avoid "next Monday" because it seems to mean different things
to different people.

It's Friday, the first.

"Let's meet Monday." clearly means Monday the fourth.

"Let's meet this Monday." or "Let's meet this coming Monday." clearly
also means the fourth.

"Let's meet next Monday." to ME means the same thing. To others,
though, it means "Monday the eleventh". If I wanted to say this
informally, I might say "Let's meet a week from Monday.".

When it's important to be clear, I'd say "Let's meet Monday the fourth."

I'm an American English speaker.

Steve

[Mark Brader]

Post by Steve Ketcham
It's Friday, the first.

Your posting seems to have taken two weeks to reach the newsgroup, then. :-)

[Peter Moylan]

Post by Mark Brader

Post by Steve Ketcham
It's Friday, the first.

Your posting seems to have taken two weeks to reach the newsgroup, then. :-)

Let's do the time-warp again.

[LFS]

Post by Peter Moylan

Post by Mark Brader

Post by Steve Ketcham
It's Friday, the first.

Your posting seems to have taken two weeks to reach the newsgroup, then. :-)

Let's do the time-warp again.

Oh goody, that'll knock Phil Collins on the head. No matter, we're off
to see "There will be blood" shortly so I'm hoping the music will wipe
everything else out. I've been told to listen to it by Son who has
recently been spending time with members of Radiohead.

[Adrian Bailey]

Post by VijaKhara
Hi all,
Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
Let's meet next Monday. or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?

(on) Monday

Post by VijaKhara
Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?

(on) Monday

Adrian

[Mike Barnes]

Post by VijaKhara
Hi all,
Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
Let's meet next Monday. or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?

I'd say "Let's meet on Monday". However a couple of days earlier I would
have been more likely to say "Let's meet next Monday". I'd never use
"upcoming" (for anything).

Post by VijaKhara
Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?

Just "on Monday".

[Peter Moylan]

Post by Mike Barnes

Post by VijaKhara
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?

Just "on Monday".

The interesting point, to me, is that "I saw her on Monday" means the
most recent Monday in the past, while "I'll be seeing her on Monday"
means the closest Monday in the future. We use the tense of the
statement to establish a reference point.

Which reminds me that I should have phoned her this evening, but this
evening has turned into this morning.

[Peacenik]

Post by VijaKhara
Hi all,
Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
Let's meet next Monday.

Ambiguous.

Better: "Let's meet (on) Monday." The meaning is clear given that it's
Friday.

Post by VijaKhara
or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?

"Let's meet this coming Monday" is unambiguous.

Post by VijaKhara
Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?

"I saw her this Monday" or "I saw her on Monday" would be clearest for me.
"I saw her last Monday" would be ambiguous.

[Bob G]

Post by VijaKhara
Hi all,
Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
Let's meet next Monday. or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?
Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?
Thank you.

Three days from Friday, "this Monday".
Four days ago, "last Monday".
Tend days from now, "Monday a week".

[the Omrud]

Post by Bob G

Post by VijaKhara
Hi all,
Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
Let's meet next Monday. or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?
Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?
Thank you.

Three days from Friday, "this Monday".
Four days ago, "last Monday".
Tend days from now, "Monday a week".

"Monday a week" means nothing in any form of English.

[Skitt]

Post by the Omrud

Post by Bob G

Post by VijaKhara
Hi all,
Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
Let's meet next Monday. or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?
Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?
Thank you.

Three days from Friday, "this Monday".
Four days ago, "last Monday".
Tend days from now, "Monday a week".

"Monday a week" means nothing in any form of English.

See: http://www.hillbonics.com/other.htm

[the Omrud]

Post by Skitt

Post by the Omrud

Post by Bob G

Post by VijaKhara
Hi all,
Today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of right next
Let's meet next Monday. or should it be Let's meet upcoming Monday?
Also, if today is friday and I want to mention about the monday of
this week (i.e four days ago). Can I say
I saw her this Monday or should it be I saw her last Monday?
Thank you.

Three days from Friday, "this Monday".
Four days ago, "last Monday".
Tend days from now, "Monday a week".

"Monday a week" means nothing in any form of English.

See: http://www.hillbonics.com/other.htm

I stand correct. It appears to mean something in Southern West
Virginian English.

Oddly, the person who said it used British-style punctuation but is
posting from an AT&T ISP.

Hello, are you a Brit, stranded in Southern West Virginia?