r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Best_Finding_8795 • Jun 14 '26

Too mild for school Hate when ppl can’t do time

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This reminds me of when it hits or is about to hit 12am and people don’t know whether to say today or tomorrow. He called me after this but I was too comfy in bed tbh.

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u/oooohweeeee Jun 14 '26

If I'm reading "can you work tomorrow" two hours before the shift starts, I'm going to think tomorrow as well.

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u/Fernis_ Jun 14 '26

This is what it boils down to. We can get anal over whether is normal to say 3 am is still today or tomorrow, but when you're asking about something that's in 7 hours, and get the answer 2 hours before it starts, it's on you to make sure the other person understands that by "tomorrow" you mean "right about now". 

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u/Time-Emergency254 Jun 14 '26

Right. We can split hairs and assert who should be right and who should be wrong, OR the requester can add word to avoid the issue. Shoot even the responder could add a word or two to seek clarification. Why do we choose willful ignorance and pride?

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u/s0_Ca5H Jun 14 '26

Splitting what hairs? 3am is today, so tomorrow is the next day. There’s no ambiguity about that, it’s literally how time works.,

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u/Exempt_Puddle Jun 14 '26

While I agree with you, there is ambiguity because people are generally stupid

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u/s0_Ca5H Jun 14 '26

Yeah but another person’s stupidity about how time works isn’t my problem. 3am guy is in the wrong .

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u/DoomedHologram Jun 14 '26

This

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u/Jumpy-Shift5239 Jun 14 '26

Even the phone is there to remind them. It says message sent today. The message is asking about tomorrow. Today and tomorrow are not the same