Normally idioms are language specific, but number of hours and days are the same.

  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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    2 months ago

    Number of days in a week (or the existence of weeks at all) aren’t universal, though. And technically not even hours.

    Only the length of the day, year and moon cycle are universal (or earthiversal).

    • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Your first point is technically correct, but 24-hour days and 7-day weeks are a de facto global standard at this point in history. There are outliers, like the Javanese 5-day week or the experimental 5-day Soviet calendar, but they are few and far between.