Re: What doe it mean when you say ....

In article <frgtmk$h67$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Andrew Plotkin <erkyrath@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> You'd think that clears everything up, wouldn't you? But to say "this
> Tuesday" on a Thursday does *not* mean "five days from now", to me. I
> don't think it means anything at all.

Context.

"This Tuesday I went up to the city" is day before yesterday.

"This Tuesday we plan to visit my parents" is five days from now.

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