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The classic example is 'next Saturday'. Is this the next Saturday (since today is Friday that would be tomorrow) or the Saturday of next week (i.e. eight days time).

And then you end up with needing a locale based week, since different cultures (e.g. US versus UK) use different days to start the week (Sunday/Monday)

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> 'next Saturday'. Is this the next Saturday (since today is Friday that would be tomorrow) or the Saturday of next week (i.e. eight days time).

this is never ambiguous. "saturday" is the saturday of the current week, and "next saturday" is the saturday of the following week

What is “next monday” at saturday?

"Monday" is two days after, and "next Monday" is 9 days after

Your boss comes up to you and says "I need this by Tuesday" and then storms out of the room. You look down at your watch to confirm you're not crazy. Today is Tuesday. When does your boss need it by?

boss spoke incorrectly. boss should have said "next tuesday". what you're asking for is essentially AI, which is beyond the scope of this tool

> this is never ambiguous

What is that based on? Your personal perception is not evidence of wider ambiguity either way (and neither is mine).

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