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Why is it that children, taught the names of the months and the fact that there are twelve of them, don't ask why the ninth is called the seventh (September), the tenth called the eight (October), the eleventh called the ninth (November), the twelfth called the tenth (December)?
Why is it that children, taught the names of the months and the fact that there are twelve of them, don't ask why the ninth is called the seventh (September), the tenth called the eight (October), the eleventh called the ninth (November), the twelfth called the tenth (December)?
Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern
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- John Cage
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- Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for John Cage: documented activity in 1938. Wikidata Q180727, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180727 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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