Please define “the last week of August”

[Footgoose]

Just that . Trying to organise a family event . Despite several requests of suitable dates , many were vague , but the most most concrete answer was from one individual was …. I’m not available for the last week of August .

For me, it's the one that starts with the bank holiday.

I would assume the week commencing the 28th. Just ask them though.

The last week that commences on a day in August - this year the week commencing Monday 28 August (or 27 August, if you start the week on the Sunday).

I would say the bank holiday week

Either the last 7 days of August, the last Monday in August onwards or the last weekend in August onwards....

Wouldn’t it be easier to ask the person who said it what they mean? Or is this a philosophical question 🙂 which I’m up for but it sounds like this is important for event scheduling.

Ask them to clarify...

I'd assume the week commencing 28th but I wouldn't assume that everybody else assumed that so I'd absolutely ask for clarification 😁

From 27th onwards

I'd have assumed the last 7 days of August . Seems I'm in the minority?

It could either mean from the final Monday (28th) or the last 7 days (from 25th).

I realized I didn’t answer the original question (philosophical or not). I tend to class the last week of the month as the last full week so the week of the 28th. Yes in this case it’s not the flats full week but the last mostly full week.

Mid fucking February, otter sanctuary on dartmoor re-opening mid feb that is the 14th it is literally mid February (not a leap year) drive to Dartmoor its not open 😡😡😡😡 this was years ago im still angry.
So its anybodies guess what the last week of August is 1-7 September maybe.

What date did they reopen?

If August ends on a Monday and maybe on a Tuesday, I would assume it is the last full week in August, ie the week before

If I said it, I'd mean the week starting Monday including the last days in August and into Sept if the month ended mid week..

I'd have assumed the last 7 days of August . Seems I'm in the minority?

Same. My son has said he’s away for the last week in August and he means from 25th-31st, the last 7 days.

But OP should just ask the person to clarify if she thinks it could mean something else, what’s the point of asking anyone else? 🤣

@TeaKitten no idea I was done with them.

The week commencing the 28th as that is the last week in August.

Mid fucking February, otter sanctuary on dartmoor re-opening mid feb that is the 14th it is literally mid February (not a leap year) drive to Dartmoor its not open 😡😡😡😡 this was years ago im still angry.
So its anybodies guess what the last week of August is 1-7 September maybe.

If they said mid Feb, I wouldn’t have taken it so literally and presumed the 14th. 😬

Any period of seven consecutive days is a week. It doesn't have to begin on a Monday?

That scary feeling that it’s time to go back to work very soon.

@SongsYoullNeverHear i do know what you mean i was just so annoyed tbf they should have given a date i shouldn't have been so literal (possibly, still secretly think im right 😂).