* When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be treated as a holiday. (5 U.S.C. 6103 (b).) When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be treated as a holiday. (Section 3 (a) of Executive Order 11582, February 11, 1971.)
Date | Country | Type | Holiday |
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Sat May 20 | National Holiday | ||
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Sun May 21 | National Holiday |
In addition to Gary Puckering [ https://www.quora.com/profile/Gary-Puckering ]'s answer:
I have also come across the following usage: "coming Monday"
To me, this is as clear an indication of which Monday is being talked about as "next Monday".
I always use ‘this’ and ‘next’ interchangeably to mean the same thing. It will always refer to the first one to happen (excluding the current day).
Imagine there was a row of houses with a few red houses. If you were in a house (regardless whether it was red or not), saying the “next red house” would always mean the first red house you come to excluding the current house. In no way can I see it being interpreted as ‘the second red house’. I don’t see why it’s different for days.
"A week from today" :)
Of the two, "next Monday" is better. "This coming Monday" may be an improvement in terms of clarity.
This Monday is closer in time than last or next.
On Tuesday this Monday was yesterday; on Friday, this Monday will be three days from now.
It would be difficult to identify hard-and-fast rules that everyone would agree on, but the connotation of "this Monday" is that it is closer than "next Monday." If it's Sunday, tomorrow would be "this Monday" or "this coming Monday." Saying "next Monday" would mean eight days from today, since it's almost Monday already. If today is Saturday, "this Monday" is the day after tomorrow. But saying "next Monday" would be ambiguous. It probably means the day after tomorrow, but some people might interpret it to be a week after that. If today is Monday, "this Monday" would not be used, and "next Monday" is a week from today.
You have encountered one of the worst examples of ambiguity of meaning in English. To my knowledge, there is no standard defining what each term "really" means. In every case I can think of when someone says "this Friday" or "next Friday" I have had to ask, "Do you mean the Friday at the end of last week, this week or at the end of next week?"
In some areas of the US there are regional conventions that are accepted there, but only there. In those areas "next Friday" always means one thing and one thing only. But that standard is not universal. "This Friday" can mean the end of this week or the end of last week. "Next Friday" can mean either of the upcoming two Fridays.
All I can say is, if someone uses one of these terms and it's not clear from the context what they mean, ask for clarification. Your request won't be seen as a weakness in your understanding of English, only as a point of clarification. No English speaker, no matter how fluent, can necessarily discern the meaning of either term without sufficient context or clarification.
Conclusion: From the above clarification of both these words we can easily say that both the words are not same..there meanings are different..we have to understand these according to the situation of that time.
If today is Monday, then the one coming up is most usually "next Monday." It is possible to use "this Monday" to mean the next, and that clearly depends on the surrounding context and the general situational understanding of the people in the conversation.
What can get a little ambiguous is when we're sometime in the week (e.g. a Wednesday) and start to use "this Monday." If the context allows, "this Monday" will work for next Monday, although "next Monday" (or "Monday next week") also works.
I would say "next Monday" because it refers to a time that will be next week.
If it's Monday and I say "this Wednesday" then I am referring to the upcoming Wednesday of this week. If I say "next Wednesday" then I'm referring to next week.
If it's Monday and I say "this Monday" I probably mean the one next week, unless I'm confused about what day it is. But if I say "next Monday" then my answer leaves little doubt. Today is Monday, so the next one has to be next week.
Clear?
Let’s assume today is Sunday, Dec 7. Depending on the context in which “this Monday” is used, it usually refers to the Monday just passed, I.e. Monday, Dec 1, and simple past tense should be used. In this particular case, as today is Sunday, and the day after (which is a Monday) would most naturally be referred to as “tomorrow”, “next Monday” should logically refer to the one in the following week, I.e. Dec 15. If you wish to refer to Dec 8 but do not wish to use “tomorrow”, then the proper usage to avoid ambiguity is “this (coming) Monday” and in simple future tense.
Edit: In my answer above, I stick to discussing “this Monday” and “next Monday” as asked by the question, and did not mention the suitability of “past Monday” and “last Monday” alluded to in a comment below. I do not see any possible confusion in these two phrases as both “past” and “last” unequivocally refer to the Monday just occurred, i.e. in my example above - Monday, Dec 1. In fact, with the use of past tense, it is redundant to use both the words “this” and “past” (or “this” and “last”) in any given context.
“This Monday” refers to the Monday that you will experience next. If it is Thursday, the Monday that is next after it is “this Monday”. “Next Monday” is the one right after it, the Monday following “This Monday”
