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From: HenHanna <HenHanna@devnull.tb>
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Subject: Re: a month of Sundays -- ( La semaine des quatre jeudis )
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:36:16 -0700
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On 7/17/2024 1:17 PM, HenHanna wrote:
> 
>          Yes, "a month of Sundays" is a very common expression. It's an 
> idiom meaning "a very long time."
> 
> It's interesting to note that it's not a literal calculation of time, 
> but rather a hyperbolic way to express a lengthy period.
> 
> 
> ________________   reminded me of   [La semaine des quatre jeudis]
> 
> 
> Traditionally, Thursday afternoons were half-days or even school-free 
> days for French schoolchildren.
> 
> 


i guess it  was  just a Coincidence that French children liked
        Jeudi's  and  Jeu-di  is lit.  a  Play-Day.