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

[Amy West]

On 7/20/14, 12:00 AM, ADS-L automatic digest system wrote:
> Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 20:02:13 -0400 From: "Joel S. Berson" 
> <Berson at ATT.NET> Subject: Re: "Next" vs. "this" [was: "oxt"] 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
When I'm just before it, basically at it.

---Amy

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