Re: Opinions on English
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 18, 2000, 7:09 |
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"H. S. Teoh" wrote:
> The only consistent thing between calendar systems of various languages is
> the monthly period.
Not even there. The Maya had a calendar consisting of 18 months of 20
days each with 5 "Nameless" days at the end of the year.
> I'm not sure if every culture has a 7-day week
Lots don't. The Romans once had an 8-day week before they replaced it
with one imported from Greece. The Greeks also used to have a different
one, 6 I think?, before importing the Egyptian 7-day week. They, in
turn, had once used a 10-day week before replacing it with the 7-day
week acquired from the Babylonians.
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