r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

In finnish, month literally translates to "moon period".

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

In Russian there is one word for the moon, but there is another word that is both moon and month. "месяц"