At 02:28 AM 8/20/2009, [email protected] wrote...
Dave Ackrill wrote:
See http://www.uk-rec-sheds.org.uk
Where was born the international standard unit of time - the
fortnight...
Not everything can be attributed to the "modern" computer world.
Indeed. According to the OED, "fortnight" comes from Old English, and
started out as "fourteen nights."
At least this unit is time related.
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