Months Spelled Like Their Numbers

"SEPTEMber even though it's the 9th month." "..." "OCTOber even though it's the 10th month." "...?" "NOVEMber even though it's the 11th month." "Seriously, what are you even trying to say?" "DECEMber even though it's the 12th month."

A sequence of month names is shown with their Latin number roots emphasized: September, October, November, and December correspond to the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months in the old Roman calendar, not their modern positions. The muscular man and confused bearded figure joke contrasts confident pseudo-etymological reasoning with someone realizing the argument makes no sense. EN: A sequence of month names is shown with their Latin number roots emphasized: September, October, November, and December correspond to the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months in the old Roman calendar, not their modern positions. The muscular man and confused bearded figure joke contrasts confident pseudo-etymological reasoning with someone realizing the argument makes no sense.

• @antichirst / 18916 2025-02-11