• bampop@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    If the day started at 1:00 then by the second hour you would be at 2:00, even though only 1 hour has passed.

    When the second day of the month starts, the day of the month is 2, even though only 1 day has passed.

    I mean, numerically it does make sense to start at zero but it doesn’t seem to correspond to the way people think and talk.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
      2·
      1 day ago

      Feel free to take it up with the Romans. It’s their stupid calendar system.

      I also take issue with there being 7 days in a week rather than 10, it’s just messy.