[lit-ideas] Re: M and W/ Next
- From: John McCreery <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:29:02 +0900
I would have understood it as you did.
John
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On 2012/04/25, at 2:27, David Ritchie <profdritchie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Apr 24, 2012, at 10:18 AM, Donal McEvoy wrote:
>
>> It's like it's another country.
>>
>>
>
> Indeed.
>
> Further evidence: on Saturday I received an e mail from a student who wanted
> to meet me for office hours "next Monday." I understood this to mean two
> days hence. Bu every local I have tried this on says, "No, 'next Monday'
> was, at the time of writing, nine days away."
>
> I'm wondering whether this is like that round we had on salt and pepper
> shakers. Conventions, conventions. How would "next Monday" be understood in
> your part of the world?
>
> David Ritchie,
> Portland, Oregon
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