How to spell thursday

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What it means: The fifth day of the week.

In a sentence: We have art class on Thursday.

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Often misspelled as thirsday or thurday.

Same family: monday, tuesday, wednesday, friday, week, weekday. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Thursday comes from Old English “Þunresdæg,” which means “Thor’s day,” named after the Norse god of thunder. Many European languages also link this day to the ancient sky or thunder god, like Latin “dies Iovis” for Jupiter’s day.

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