Re: Re[4]: [Phpgroupware-users] Two October 27ths

[Bob Crandell]

Eugene Savitsky (address@hidden) wrote*:
>
>Hello!
>
>BC> Historically, Sunday is the first day of the *calendar* week.  Lately 
>(last 100
>BC> years?) Monday is the first day of the *work* week.
>
>Why are hisporical and work week different? Where do you know that?
>
>In russian monday (ponedelnik) means weeks's beginning.
>
>From Merrriam-Webster's
Main Entry: 1Sun·day
Pronunciation: 's&n-dE, -(")dA
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sunnandæg (akin to Old High German
sunnuntag), from sunne sun + dæg day
Date: before 12th century
: the first day of the week : the Christian analogue of the Jewish Sabbath
- Sun·days /-dEz, -(")dAz/ adverb

Main Entry: Mon·day
Pronunciation: 'm&n-dE, -(")dA
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mOnandæg; akin to Old High German
mAnatag Monday; akin to Old English mOna moon and to Old English dæg day
Date: before 12th century
: the second day of the week
- Mon·days /-dEz/ adverb

second day of the week (q.v.).

"Monday" Encyclopædia Britannica
<http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=54661>
[Accessed October 5, 2002].

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