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Wes Groleau a �crit :

> > To a large extent, its pretty much an arbitrary and capricious choice as to
> > which day is "first" - but I think you'll find most calendars adhere to the
> > Sunday/First convention.
>
> There is now winding down a long (both in duration and number of posts)
> argument on this issue in alt.usage.english or alt.english.usage
> Apparently, many if not most calendars in Europe start with Monday.

Yes, back here in France ALL calendars start the week on Monday. (by the way,
United Nations calendars do too).