Riddle: When does Friday come before Thursday?
Answer: When you read the dictionary
Riddle Explanation + Meaning
This riddle can seem a bit tricky at first glance.
Normally, in a week, Thursday comes before Friday.
But the riddle isn't talking about days of the week in their usual order.
Instead, it's talking about the order of words in a dictionary.
In the English language, words are arranged alphabetically in a dictionary.
Since the word "Friday" starts with the letter "F" and the word "Thursday" starts with the letter "T", "Friday" comes before "Thursday" in a dictionary.
This is a playful way to think about word order and the alphabetical system, rather than the calendar week.
It challenges us to think outside of our usual understanding of how days follow each other.
