this Friday, next Friday...this coming Friday

If today is Monday, January 1, and someone says to you:

• Meet me Friday = January 5
• Meet me this Friday = January 5
• Meet me this coming Friday = January 5
• Meet me next Friday = January 12
• Meet me this next Friday = Probably January 5, but this is ambiguous (not clear; vague). You can respond by asking, “Do you mean this week or next week?”
• Meet me the Friday after next = January 12 (see * below)
• Meet me a week from Friday = January 12
• Meet me two weeks from Friday = January 19

I hope this makes things a little clearer.

~ Lucy