#calendaradjustmentday — Public Fediverse posts
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It’s #CalendarAdjustmentDay, marking the day in 1752 when Britain and its colonies jumped forward 11 days overnight, to sync up with the Gregorian calendar. And you can celebrate by learning about the history and etymology of that calendar, in our video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSEfWDwvxWE
#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #Calendar #GregorianCalendar
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It’s #CalendarAdjustmentDay, marking the day in 1752 when Britain and its colonies jumped forward 11 days overnight, to sync up with the Gregorian calendar. And you can celebrate by learning about the history and etymology of that calendar, in our video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSEfWDwvxWE
#Etymology #Video #WordNerd #Linguistics #Language #Words #HistoricalLinguistics #LingComm #Calendar #GregorianCalendar