last night whilst watching horizon that said global warming could create the big freeze (absurbed but its true) 'soon'

now in my terms soon is within the next day.


how long do you mean when you say "soon"??

Obviously it depends on the context.

What a ridiculous question. Would have to agree with to20

I had a Jehovah's Witness come to the door and tell me that The Lord would return and take away all the badness in the world 'soon'. I think I was about 18 at the time. I'm now 28.

Go figure :loopy:

Fletch - how long is a piece of string?

Twice as long as the distance from the middle to the end.

If I say 'see you soon' to people, I normally mean within the next month or so. On the other hand, when I say 'see you later' I mean I'll see them in 24 hours or less.

But its entirely dependent upon the context sidla.

"Its Euro 2004 soon" (a month away).

"I'm going to bed soon" (an hour or so away).

I didn't say it wasn't. I was just highlighting the example of when I say to people "I'll see you [in x duration]".

Obviously If I said "It'll be Christmas soon" I'd mean: "It'll be Christmas in 7 months".

agree with everyone who has said it depends on context.

re: global warming and soon. On planetary timescales soon could be anywhere between 10 years and 5000.

My wife, when preparing for a night out, frequently answers "soon" when asked how long she'll be.
In this context soon=eternity:)
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Well said Ned! :D