OT: Apologies [Re: OT: Roman Calendar]

I would like to apologize, to Christophe and the list.

I learned that the original name of the month was "Quinctilis".
At the moment I can't even identify the source from which I learned
this "fact"; nor can I find my copy of the OCY to confirm my memory
of its conttents.  For whatever reason it got into my head that it
was correct and "Quintilis" was a later rationalization based on
"quintus".    Which it may have been, but if so the rationalization
apparently happened in pre-Classical times.

I'm going to go back to lurking for a while.  It seems like every time
I open my keyboard I wind up launching a huge off-topic thread
and/or annoying people and/or in any case having to take back some of my
words.  And now I've managed to ruffle the feathers of Christophe
Grandsire, arguably the nicest person on this mailing list.

I am, once again, sorry.

Happy conlanging, all.

-Mark

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