My wife replies:

Subject: Re: [OT] Units rant


In my defence: many years ago, when I was in the University Field Club 
(which frequently gathered for events or went on "field" trips where 
we mostly camped in some remote place and sang songs around a 
campfire) people declared that there should be no confusion if "this 
Thursday" meant Thursday this week and "next Thursday" meant Thursday 
next week. It makes sense to me and I've used the terminology ever 
since.

Val (Russell's wife)

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My well educated and intelligent wife recently, on a Tuesday, said
"next Thursday ..." when she in fact meant Thursday week. For reasons
which did and do escape me she took exception to my failure to
correctly comprehend which date she was actually referring to. 

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