A Confusing Time Of Year

Discussion in 'General Football & Other Sport' started by WillisWasTheWorst, Aug 11, 2020.

  1. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    It happens every summer, but when does ‘this season’ become ‘last season’?
    And when does ‘next season’ become ‘this season’?
    Do they happen at the same moment, or is there a period when there is no ‘this season’ at all?
    Of course, this time round it’s even more complicated. The big boys in Europe are still playing ‘last season’, while the Scots are already into ‘next season’.
    Or are they both ‘this season’?
    NURSE!
     
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  2. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    I thought things generally reset on July 1st. Seems logical.
     
  3. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    My son thinks "next Friday" is what we call "this Friday". Causes no end of confusion.
     
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  4. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    So this season's Champions League competition has almost completed already ? That's good going. Who won last season's competition ?
     
  5. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Don't worry about that. The rule applies to the important football.
     
  6. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    Semantically speaking, he's right. Was always a bit of a weird colloquialism.
     
  7. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    I'm still clinging on to it being this season.

    "We, are, Premier League, say we are Premier League!"
     
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  8. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    Although I’ve been married for over 40 years, my wife still doesn’t like it when I call her my “ first wife “
     
  9. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    A modest woman who doesn't like to lord it over your junior wives. Admirable
     
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  10. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Technically he is right. If it helps....

    The next Friday is this Friday unless it is Friday, in which case next Friday is next Friday and not this Friday because this Friday is today. Following Fridays become next Fridays as preceding Fridays become last Fridays, but as soon as Friday comes around again "last Friday" becomes incorrect because it wasn't the last.

    Hope this helps.
     
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  11. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    Thanks, Meister. That clears it up, no more confusion.
     

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