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"Tuesday" which sounds like "twos-day" is day number 2 in the week whether you one-index and start your week on Monday or zero-index and start your week on Sunday.

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  • It's from Tyr, the Norse god. Originally closer to Tyr's day, hence the odd spelling relative to the pronunciation.

    Likewise we have (W)Odin's Day, Thor's Day, Frigg's Day, and Saturn-Day. Of course there's also the Sun's day and the Moon's day.

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