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#113914 - 10/20/03 10:25 PM A lasting impression
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11582 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	I have heard Britspeakers say Sunday last, for ex., where I would say last Sunday. Do you-all also say week last, or month last, or year last?
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#113915 - 10/20/03 11:48 PM Re: A lasting impression
Bingley Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/09/00 Posts: 3065 Loc: Jakarta	no Bingley _________________________ Bingley
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#113916 - 10/21/03 12:33 AM Re: A lasting impression
doc_comfort addict Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 618 Loc: Australia	I occasionally use [Day-of-the-week] last when I'm speaking overly formally, or trying to make it very clear exactly to when I am referring. I've never heard the other variations, though I imagine [month] last could be used at a stretch.
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#113917 - 10/21/03 02:13 AM Re: A lasting impression
AndrewsGhost newbie Registered: 10/14/03 Posts: 43 Loc: Alaska	seems to him that just Friday last he had referred to something last month, but then realized he bungled and really meant yesteryear uhm... what was the question again? "Everytime I walk into a singles bar I can hear Mom's wise words : "Don't pick that up , you don't know where it's been!!""
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#113918 - 10/21/03 04:58 AM Re: A lasting impression
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13667	trying to make it very clear exactly to when I am referring Don't tell me, I want to roll it around for a while to try to figure out how Friday last is clearer than last Friday. But hold that thought; I may have a few questions for you in just a bit.
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#113919 - 10/21/03 07:35 AM Re: A lasting impression
dodyskin addict Registered: 04/24/02 Posts: 475 Loc: manchester uk	Tuesday-last or Tuesday-gone, a common enough expression round these parts. today is Tuesday seven days ago was Tuesday-last or Tuesday-gone in seven days it will be Tuesday-next or Tuesday-coming edit on reflection, if it was Monday you would say Tuesday-coming for the next day and Tuesday-next for Tuesday next week.
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#113920 - 10/21/03 07:39 AM Re: A lasting impression
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13667	OK. A question: Assuming it's Saturday; is Friday last yesterday? How bout last Friday? OK, that's two questions, or either you could interpret it as one two-part question.
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#113921 - 10/21/03 07:44 AM Re: A lasting impression
dodyskin addict Registered: 04/24/02 Posts: 475 Loc: manchester uk	Assuming it's Saturday; is Friday last yesterday? How bout last Friday? last Friday= yesterday edit no, actually, nobody says last Friday meaning yesterday, you just say yesterday Friday last=Friday last week
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#113922 - 10/21/03 07:50 AM Re: A lasting impression
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13667	So last Friday and Friday last mean the same thing in this limiting condition?
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#113923 - 10/21/03 08:25 AM Re: A lasting impression
dodyskin addict Registered: 04/24/02 Posts: 475 Loc: manchester uk	I feel there must be a difference but I'm damned if I can figure out what it is. Come on UKns, help us out.
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