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—Yamara ✉ 05:13, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
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We shouldn't have bias in describing the position of the day in the week. Saying "Traditionally, yadayada, but some modern Europeans like to think of it as yadayada" has bias. Saying "Some think this, and some think that" doesn't have bias. - Khendon 14:44 Jan 3, 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Saxon moon deity?
I've checked in a couple of dictionaries for the etymology of the word "Monday", and they say that it just comes from words meaning "day of the moon". No mention of a Saxon deity named "Mona". The only references to Mona that I can find in books about mythology relate to a place associated with druids, which I gather has been idenified with the island of Anglesey. So was there really a Saxon moon deity named "Mona", or not? -- Oliver P. 03:37, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
"the normal 24-hour working week" Blimey. I'd like to work where you do! My normal working week is nearer 37 hours. Or have I misunderstood? TimR 22:09, 22 Nov 2003 (UTC)
[edit] I don't like Mondays
Can we put in the boomtown rats song or is it too trivial? Might fit with Mondayitis? --BozMo|talk 15:40, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Wasn't that song about a girl who freaked out on a Monday and shot several people, and later gave the excuse for her deed "I don't like mondays."?
- Yes, Brenda Ann Spencer. The event itself might be material for the article, but hardly the song. -- Jao (talk) 15:20, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] About the portuguese name
Don't know in other languages, but the portuguese name for Monday is not "second day", but "second fair" ("Segunda feira"). More info in the portuguese wikipedia --SugarKane 12:46, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Circadian Rythms
"A possible reason for Mondayitis is that human circadian rhythms are incompatible with the normal 35 to 40-hour working week." Does anybody have a source for this? Judzillah 18:57, 2005 August 8 (UTC)
[edit] Australia
I've never noticed that Australians regard Monday as the first day of the week. People I speak to regard it as the second day (albeit the first day of the "working week"). Avalon 22:49, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
- Really? Not in my experience. After all, why start the week in the middle of the weekend? --Angry mob mulls options 11:26, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
- I've never heard it referred to as the first day, in any of the places I've lived here. I'm removing the reference since I don't think it's held as such by the majority. That's only my experience, but I'd like to see a source indicating the contrary if the mention is to be made. Radix 12:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
- Oh well, Sunday has always been at the weekend to me --Angry mob mulls options 12:20, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- I've never heard it referred to as the first day, in any of the places I've lived here. I'm removing the reference since I don't think it's held as such by the majority. That's only my experience, but I'd like to see a source indicating the contrary if the mention is to be made. Radix 12:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
I'm an Australian, I work in education and I have never, ever, not once seen or heard of anything except Sunday, in all my 28 years of life, referred to as the beginning of the week.
I too am an Australian and in school we were taught that Sunday was the first day of the week. When someone says 'next week' it means from Sunday onwards. In Australia though Monday is often referred to as the 'first day of the working week', but not the calendar week.
- Sunday indeed is regarded as the first day of the week in Australia, not Monday. GizzaDiscuss © 10:13, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Current Event Tag
What is it doing here? -- Lord Snoeckx 01:06, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Revamped Monday thru Thursday
I sincerely hope I haven't treaded on anyone's toes by restructuring these pages, but there really wasn't any consistency among them, and some pages looked awful messy. Of course feel free to revert or edit what I've changed. Unfortunately I never haver had time to do Friday to Sunday. Annatto (talk) 19:15, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
As all the other days of the week show pictured of antique artwork, I figured the Galileo picture was more in keeping with the style than the previous moon photograph, hence why I changed it. Annatto (talk) 19:20, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Typo
New to wikipedia just learning by going around and correcting small typos Christopher ohio (talk) 02:02, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
