Re: USAGE: How to say This Week?

Robert B. Wilson wrote:
John Cowan wrote:
> > Additionally, there is a disagreement between different
> > English-speakers
> > as to the meaning of "this Tuesday".  For some (including me), it is
> > the first Tuesday after today.
Same for me.

For others (including my wife), it
> > is
> > the Tuesday belonging to this week, whether or not that has already
> > passed.
Hmm. well. only with a past tense verb, but most likely I'd say "last
Tuesday"

> > We both agree that "next Tuesday" is one week after "this Tuesday".
>
> for me, "this tuesday" is the first tuesday after yesterday and "next
> tuesday" is the tuesday belonging to the week after the current one, so
> from wednesday through saturday, "this tuesday" and "next tuesday" are
> the same day!
That too.  And for me, the closer you get to Tuesday, the less need to
specify 'this' or 'next'; in fact, speaking on Monday, next Tuesday
definitely means a week away.

And of course, 'this week' can refer either to the present (this week I'm
working on Gwr), the past 7 days (this week was horrible) or the future
(This week is going to be difficult)
>
ObConlang: Kash I think gets around it.
This week:  trelo tayu (week this) or trelo tanju (week now)
Last week:  trelo cosa (week go)
Next week:  trelo rata (week come)