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Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique)
Cindy Kandolf (cindy@nvg.unit.no)
14 Oct 1995 13:34:05 GMT
In article <45md7g$gab@perl.eng.umd.edu> coolhand@Glue.umd.edu (Kevin
Anthony Scaldeferri) writes:
> In article <CINDY.95Oct13115538@bokfink.nvg.unit.no>,
> Cindy Kandolf <cindy@nvg.unit.no> wrote:
> >In article <45jjn6$3gg@milo.freenet.vancouver.bc.ca>
> >gilbert@opus.freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Gilbert Aubin) writes:
> >> Actually,both versions are in use. In some European languages names of
> >> the days are notderived from names of planets,as they are mostly in
> >> English (Monday - Moon-day, Sunday obvious, Saturday - Saturn- day etc)
> >
> >Three out of seven doesn't count as "mostly". The other four days of
> >the week in English are named after Teutonic gods.
>
> But all the planet are Roman Gods.
>
> Now the interesting question are the Teutonic Gods associated with the
> same planets as the corresponding Roman Gods?
No. The Teutonic gods were never associated with planets.
-Cindy Kandolf, certified language mechanic, mamma flodnak
cindy@nvg.unit.no Trondheim, Norway
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