"Next" vs. "this" [was: "oxt"]

Sun Jul 20 00:02:13 UTC 2014

At 7/19/2014 04:25 PM, Amy West wrote:
>I realized recently that my GPS confuses me because it uses "next 
>right/left" where I would say "this right/left".

Does it say that before you've reached the "right/left", or when 
you're at it?  If "before", I would have no problem with "next" -- 
I'd take it as the first (not the second) right/left I thereafter 
came to.  If "at", I would definitely be confused by hearing "next".

Joel

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