Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

To people using sundials, "one hour" meant by definition "one twelve of the period of daylight" however long that happened to be on the day in question. So it would be absurd to deny that there were 12 hours of daylight in a day. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 7, 2021 Deleted after 2 months Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

In antiquity they measured time differently such that this was a good rhetorical question for Jesus to ask. https://t.co/xSLjg0AbWf — PolitiTweet.org

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@imillhiser This is from Latin, I think, with "trix" as the feminine equivalent of "tor." In most words we've changed "trix" to "tress" — actress, waitress, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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