On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, Daniel T. Staal wrote:
On Fri, January 4, 2008 11:02 am, David Precious wrote:
David Cantrell wrote:
In English English, "this Sunday" is in the future, regardless of
when the speaker thinks the week begins.
<pedant>
Unless it *is* Sunday, in which case it's the present.....
</pedant>
No, 'this Sunday' is _still_ in the future: It's the day seven days in the
future. 'Today' is the present, and 'next Sunday' at that point can
either be 7 or 14 days in the future, depending on context...
This Midwestern American has to agree, "this Sunday" is shorthand for
"this coming Sunday", and thus remains in the future.
-john
