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How to spell friday

hear itfri·day/'fraɪdi/nounSounds

What it means: The sixth day of the week; the fifth working day.

In a sentence: On Friday, we have a fun family movie night.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as firday or fridy.

Same family: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Friday comes from Old English 'Frīgedæg', meaning 'day of Frige', a goddess associated with love and beauty, similar to the Roman goddess Venus. Many European languages still show this connection, like French 'vendredi' (Venus' day).

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