Despite my sarcastic comment, I actually agree with you in the other thread – that if you say “by 2015”, or “by Friday”, you have until the end of that year/day.
But I disagree with you on the above point. Because you said “for the next 5 years” at the start of the year, the first of the five years includes that year you made the prediction.
Well, in that case I think you need to take both statements together. If you agree that 'by 2015' includes all of 2015, then it should be assumed that the 'next' five years mentioned in the same post also covers all of 2015 (the next year after 2010 being 2011). You can't agree with one statement and disagree with the other, as they both refer to the same prediction
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Imagine going to one of your regular weekend staff retreats, and your manager, Tim Lawless, says on Saturday morning “for the next 2 days, I want you all to come up with new ways to spruik the property market”. Is he talking about Saturday and Sunday, or Sunday and Monday?
It depends on the context. If Tim said to me on Saturday 'today we are going to manipulate auction results, and for the next two days we are going to find new ways to spruik the market', I would assume the new spruiking methods would be covered on Sunday and Monday.
However Tim would never say this, as it is commonly understood that coming up with new ways to spruik is a core responsibility and should be an everyday activity.
Elastic
18 Oct 2012, 12:26 PM
Even if he gets this prediction wrong, it is unlikely it will affect his 80-90% positive prediction record.
Nothing can ever affect that record in a negative way (though it may be improved upon).
You can't agree with one statement and disagree with the other, as they both refer to the same prediction.
I can - because the statements are inconsistent.
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It depends on the context. If Tim said to me on Saturday 'today we are going to manipulate auction results, and for the next two days we are going to find new ways to spruik the market', I would assume the new spruiking methods would be covered on Sunday and Monday.
But it's a "weekend retreat", not a "long weekend retreat". If Tim said that to you, surely you'd tell him to get stuffed - and that you have to be home by (an unspecified hour on) Sunday.
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However Tim would never say this, as it is commonly understood that coming up with new ways to spruik is a core responsibility and should be an everyday activity.
Maths fail again or making shit up again? You choose.
How could he possibly have said it on Jan 22 2015 when it's 2012 now?
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