I'd be glad that I was chosen. I'd leave them the way they are, there's enough shit going on right now, we don't need to ask for trouble.
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I'd leave 'em alone because I find it hilarious how months and days are mostly named after out of vogue polytheist gods and long dead roman leaders with a few celestial bodies thrown in for good measure.
A christian wishing me a good Thors Day during Eosturmonath is fun.
There would be only one month. It’s called “Year” and has 365 days.
Too bad for people who are monthly paid.
13 months of 28 days each. New Years is its own day outside of a month. Monday is first of each month. New Year's is not a day of the week. Leap year feb 29th is moved to May to be a nice weather day for most of the world. It too is a holiday, and not a day of the week.
Name this holiday, and bonus, the 13 months.
Keep the month names the same but name the 13th "Smarch".
In which language, English? Though why would renaming them in English require the approval of everyone in the world?
I'd say you don't even need the approval of everyone living in an English-speaking country. It's not like the US and UK use all the same words, for example. I think it's fine for one English country to unilaterally rename them, no need for wider approval.
All the ppl suggesting numbers need to realize the months already have that nickname. U can literally just write the number on a check or triplicate government form and it will be understood
Beatrice Joseph Mitzie Globuule Inglebingle Jo 2 A pink giraffe Kimmy Bimmy Phlimmee Djongle Jessica
iniciary, seconduary, ternuary, foursh, fifsh, siksh, septembre, ocrobre, novembre, december, oncember, docember
I would remove names. Many languages don't have separate names and work just fine (Japanese, for instance)
* technically Japan has month names, but no one uses them at all in daily life. My wife can't even list them all right now, heh.
- Samantha
- Ross
- Gavin
- David
- Dyllon
- Patricia
- Annie
- Thomas
- Tillie
- Siobhan
- Janice
- Francisco
If we're doing this, can we go back to 13 months?
All 20 months named Febtober.
Undnary Decruary Nonsh Oct Senn Quint Quartust Tertiember Secomber Primcember