a week from Tuesday
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Definitely the upcoming Tuesday.
"A week from last Tuesday" is "next Tuesday"!
"A week from last Tuesday" is "next Tuesday"!
Hi,
I'd have said for the Tuesday after next, but now I'm having doubts... definitely not for the previous Tuesday, though.
"I've got tickets for the game!"
-"When is it?"
"Last week."
-" . . ."
I'd have said for the Tuesday after next, but now I'm having doubts... definitely not for the previous Tuesday, though.
"I've got tickets for the game!"
-"When is it?"
"Last week."
-" . . ."
Well, obviously the game hasn't already happened. The question is whether the Tuesday the game will happen a week from is last Tuesday or next Tuesday.
It's definitely next Tuesday, which means the game will take place in more than a week.
If today is Sunday, the game will take place in 9 days (not in 2).
It's definitely next Tuesday, which means the game will take place in more than a week.
If today is Sunday, the game will take place in 9 days (not in 2).
Just to make things crystal clear:
thanks elroy - my doubts are dispelled. Of course, using the actual date is a good way of eliminating any confusion, too 
I would assume she means the Tuesday after th Tuesday coming - i.e., It's presently Saturday the 10th. Tuesday coming will be the 13th, and the Tuesday for which she is offering the tickets, is therefore the 20th.
VL
Rather like next Tuesday and this Tuesday, a week from Tuesday or a week on Tuesday, or Tuesday week (other variant) are unreliable in many contexts. There is no definite answer, and even if there were, there is no way to persuade the English-speaking world to adopt that answer consistently.
You have a choice. Keep on living an exciting life of uncertainty, or avoid this usage unless you are absolutely certain how it will be understood.
That does, of course, leave open much opportunity for mischief ... for example, inviting Bill to come to the party next Saturday and being all concerned that he shows up a week late because you knew he understood 2 December, and you knew you were having the party on 25 November.
You have a choice. Keep on living an exciting life of uncertainty, or avoid this usage unless you are absolutely certain how it will be understood.
That does, of course, leave open much opportunity for mischief ... for example, inviting Bill to come to the party next Saturday and being all concerned that he shows up a week late because you knew he understood 2 December, and you knew you were having the party on 25 November.
Panj, I understand that "next Tuesday" and "this Tuesday" can be ambiguous, but certainly "a week from Tuesday" can only mean "a week from the upcoming Tuesday"?
Why?
If I said I'll see you a week from Tuesday, how do you know I'm not talking about a week from yesterday (which was a Tuesday).
Because in that case I'd expect you to say "Tuesday" or "next Tuesday" or "this Tuesday."
If you meant a week from yesterday, I would expect you to say "a week from last Tuesday" (or "yesterday" in this case, but let's say you said it tomorrow).
To me, "a week from Tuesday" always refers to a future Tuesday.
But maybe it's just me.
- or maybe me
I've not found consistency in these expressions so I distrust them.
I wonder is there a difference ....
You see that I mentioned two alternative expressions that are, I think, more common here.
A week on Tuesday and Tuesday week are, perhaps, more likely to be misunderstood than a week from Tuesday?
Alternatively, I could simply be confused by all of this.
Hmmm...
I think for "a week on Tuesday" it depends on the verb.
-How long have you been dating?
-It was a week on Tuesday.
(This means they started dating Tuesday Nov. 14, so it's been over a week.)
Note: "Tuesday" is a bad example because today is Wednesday so you would just say "yesterday." But let's assume for the sake of argument that it's Thursday.
-How long have you been dating?
-It'll be a week on Tuesday.
(This means they started dating Tuesday Nov. 21, so it's been less than a week.)
Am I talking nonsense?
I don't think I ever say "Tuesday week."
I don't think so, Elryo.
Panjandrum, thank you very much!!! You are always extremely helpful!!!, but I don't think it has to be that complicated". A little bit of common sense, and that's it.
There is a big misunderstanding amongst many mainland Europeans over the concept of "this ****day" and "next ****day". Especially if it is earlier in the week than the day mentioned (i.e. it is wednesday and the "next friday" is mentioned).
When my Austrian, German of Dutch colleagues hear "next friday" they always take it to mean the friday which follows, not the one which will be beyond 6 days.
I think that this is the weay to look at it. If you hear "next tuesday" (or any other day of course) from a UK English speaker it will mean the next tuesday which follows BUT not within the next six days.
When my Austrian, German of Dutch colleagues hear "next friday" they always take it to mean the friday which follows, not the one which will be beyond 6 days.
I think that this is the weay to look at it. If you hear "next tuesday" (or any other day of course) from a UK English speaker it will mean the next tuesday which follows BUT not within the next six days.