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Next Thursday

if uttered today(Friday),the following sentence means what? "I will meet you at your office next Thursday."
I think it should be next week's Thursday.
Am I right?
Native English Speakers,Help me,Please.
  

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[nq:1]if uttered today(Friday),the following sentence means what? " I think it should be next week's Thursday. [/nq] Usually "this Thursday" means "Thursday of this week" and "next Thursday" means "Thursday of next week".

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[nq:1]if uttered today(Friday),the following sentence means what? "I will meet you at your office next Thursday." I think it should be next week's Thursday. Am I right?[/nq]
Usually "this Thursday" means "Thursday of this week" and "next Thursday" means "Thursday of next week". "Next week's Thursday" isn't idiomatic English.
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[nq:1]if uttered today(Friday),the following sentence means what? "I will meet you at your office next Thursday." I think it should be next week's Thursday. Am I right?[/nq]
Yes.

Regards
John
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[nq:1]if uttered today(Friday),the following sentence means what? "I will meet you at your office next Thursday." I think it should be next week's Thursday. Am I right? Native English Speakers,Help me,Please.[/nq]
It's unambiguous, because the first Thursday after the utterance (the next one) is the one in next week, the week beginning Sunday. If you heard the same thing on Wednesday, it's amb
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