Tuesday 20 November 2012

Notes on a Tuesday (splendid etymology)

Dienstag - From Middle Low German dingesdach, the day of the ding (“the thing, a council assembly”).
- Wiktionary.org

['S like something out of The Thick of It. 'Can you make it to my expenses-wangling party on Tuesday, Tony?' 'No, sorry - I've got that thing, haven't I.']

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