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day was the Sun’s day, the next day was the Moon’s day or Monday. Tuesday
was called after Tiu, the god of war. Wednesday was Woden’s day, the highest
god of the Teutonic peoples. Thor was the thunder god, his day was called
Thor’s day or Thursday. Woden’s wife insisted on having a special day of her
own. Her name was Freya, so her day was Friday. Saturn was the Roman god of
the fields, his day was Saturn’s day or Saturday.
One day we learned a short rhyme which helped me to remember the names
of the days at once:
Solomon Grundy
Born on Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday.
That was the end
of Solomon Grundy.
There are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a min-
ute. The sun rises in the East in the morning. The beginning of the day is day-
break or dawn. Then comes morning, noon, afternoon, evening and night.
In British and American culture time is seen as a valuable commodity. It is
limited and it has to be used carefully to accomplish our goals. For example,
work is typically associated with the time it takes and people are paid by the
hour, week or year. It is a culture where TIME Is MONEY in many ways:
hourly wages, hotel room rates, interest on loans, etc. Here are the examples to
see how the link between TIME and MONEY is reflected in the English lan-
guage:
How do you spend your time these days?
You’re wasting my time.
This gadget will save you hours.
This flat tyre cost me an hour.
I’ve invested a lot of time in this idea.
At any major English dictionary you will see the importance of time and
how it is reflected in the large number of expressions containing this word:
Someone like Salvador Dali was ahead
of his time.
The Beatles were a bit before my time.
The coat he is wearing is a little behind the time.
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