Re: a month of Sundays -- ( La semaine des quatre jeudis )

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.