About AUJOURD’HUI

À propos d’AUJOURD’HUI

AUJOURD’HUI

Ever wondered about the HUI in aujourd’hui?

• AUJOURD’HUI – à+le jour de hui – means TODAY in French.
• HUI used to be HOI. Note the similarity between HOI and Spanish HOY which also means today, and HOY DÍA (nowadays), all related to HODIE in Latin.
• HOI became HUI, au jour d’hoi became au jour d’hui – at the day that we are – and then became what we know today – AUJOURD’HUI

Expression courante

au jour d’aujourd’hui – at the day of today – very common pleonasm these days. I translate it by ‘Nowadays’ in English.

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