Time words don't mean what you think

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It's high TIME you bagged my exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra here → https://nordvpn.com/robwordsvpn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌️ What is a second the "second" of? What time should noon actually be? And how can "hour" and "year" mean the same thing (because they do!)? Join me as I investigate the hidden meanings of our words for time. Did you know we used to have a word for the day after tomorrow? It was "overmorrow". We also had a word for the day before yesterday, which was "ereyesterday". What's more, we used to call a week a "sennight". Enjoy many more facts about chronological terms in this edition of RobWords. 👕COOL TSHIRTS: https://robwords.com/shop ⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: https://patreon.com/robwords 📝FREE NEWSLETTER: https://www.robwords.com/newsletter ⌚︎ Thanks to Askania watches for letting me film in their shop: https://askania.berlin/en/stores/ #etymology #english #wordorigins Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok: https://robwords.com https://x.com/robwordsYT https://tiktok.com/@robwords ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Intro 0:35 Watch 1:34 Clock 2:05 O'clock 2:27 Second 4:40 Minute 6:50 Secondment 7:48 NordVPN 9:27 Medieval timekeeping 10:21 Hour 13:11 Noon 14:22 Times of the day 15:30 Day 16:01 Days of the week 16:20 Week 17:40 Overmorrow and ereyesterday 19:13 Month 20:45 Year