> > >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] e'crivait : >> > > Month names. Month names. Who needs month names, anyway? Do we name > the hours of the day? Do we name the days *within* each month? Tell > the Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans that THEY need month names. > > Also, it is my understanding that some European languages do not name > the days of the week (except maybe Sunday or something).
Well, Portuguese, for one, does give numeral NAMES(*) to days of the week. It is an exception among European languages, motivated by religious reasons (getting rid of the old names based on pagan god names). I believe Russian also gives numeral names to most week days (but Eastern European languages are not my forte). P. Andries (*) E.g. Monday = segunda-feira.
