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Old April 07, 2010, 12:26 PM
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Hola, ¿por qué se dicen en Inglaterra "fort night"?
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It is one word, fortnight, a shortened version of fourteen nights, which in fact means fifteen days.
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It is one word, fortnight, a shortened version of fourteen nights, which in fact means fifteen days.
WOW! I always thought it had to do with soldiers...
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Old April 07, 2010, 06:53 PM
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It is one word, fortnight, a shortened version of fourteen nights, which in fact means fifteen days.
Interesante, pensaba que fue una noche, pero es 14, o dos semanas

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WOW! I always thought it had to do with soldiers...
Yo también , algo así "a hard night spent in a fort"
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