"Chistmas Day is next Saturday..."

[Valpollicella]

...said by me to DS this evening.

DP overheard and says, "No, it isn't? It's nearly two weeks away"

Me:"Errrm Well it's not 'this' Saturday is it?"

DP: "No, because this Saturday is 'next Saturday' Christmas Day is on 'the' next Saturday"

Me: "Fine, I'll start a thread..."

Please, I know I'm right, aren't I?

And I know I am, I'm only really posting this so I can get some back up and show him the thread

This Saturday is the 18th.

Next Saturday is Christmas Day.

Woah - the week can not run from Sunday to Saturday FunnysInTheGarden because Sunday is part of the weekEND. Therefore the week begins on a Monday.

I'm with the OP, but obviously those of us who are correct will need to clarify our language usage going forward.

when i said the 11th, i meant the 18th - sorry, got caught up in all the 2011s.

viva - a full week (not just week days ) runs from sun to sat. that is cos the week starts on sunday, to commemorate the lord's rising from the dead, on a sunday, so it comes first to be the most important.

of course, if you're jewish, it starts at a totally different time & day altogether. i have no idea about other religions (or even different 'types' of christianity) & how they count days, weeks etc. but i know that they all vary.

i do know that octoberfest is in september though.

Agree with Val. Next Saturday is Christmas Day. It does prove though how specific you have to be sometimes!

Ah, thanks all - especially to those who said I was right

I still don't understand the logic if I am wrong...

And speacil for you Rindercella getting caught out

ffs. special

You can tell Pedant's Corner isn't my natural habitat on MN

Next Saturday is the Saturday of next week.

This Saturday is the Saturday of this week.

Last Saturday is the Saturday of last week.

If you are on the Saturday, then you are talking about days in relation to the one you're on - so Next Saturday is the next one you come to, and last Saturday was the last one you had - obviously This Saturday will be today.

there's nothing wrong with calling Christmas NExt Saturday if it makes seem more exciting and interesting, and This Saturday is tomorrow.

your DH is wrong.

oh, and Sunday is the first day of the week.

That's IMMOVABLE.

But nickel - how can Sunday be the first day of the week? I mean 'on the seventh day God rested' and all that. It can't be the seventh day and the first day or we'd all be ridiculously confused.

And we'd all have to start hating Sundays which just doesn't seem right somehow.

PS I'm not especially religious or anything - I just had a solid CofE education.

because it is.

The seventh day actually refers to Saturday - Jews celebrate the sabbath (7th day) from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday - therefore comfirming that Saturday is the Sabbath.
and that makes it the last day of the week.
So Sunday, when we go to church, is actually the 1st day of the week.
(only made day of rest arbitrarily)

Oh!

So now it's Saturday, is Christmas still on next Saturday?

Or just on Saturday?

Next Saturday!

still next Saturday!

(tomorrow it will be "this saturday")

Or "on Saturday" presumably.

yes, i thought that after i'd pressed post and i couldn't be bothered to type again!