On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 13:28:39   
 Predrag Lezaic wrote:
>Let me throw another twist on the Sunday issue chat :) If Sunday is first
>day of the week why is "Week-END" called weekend instead of the
>week-beginning? :) In other words, if it is weekend why doesn't it end with
>the end of the week which is according to US calendars Saturday?
>...
Predrag, please don't forget that weeks are *cycles*!  They start all over again, it 
is as if one is riding on a circle.  Therefore, obviously, since Sunday *follows* the 
Sabbath day (even though it's still the first day of the week), it should be no 
surprise that we call Sabbath(Saturday)-Sunday week-END, wouldn't it?...  ;-)

Marcus


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