Since we are in the midst of a period of special transit schedules due to the holidays, I’ve been paying particular attention to the signs posted in bus shelters, etc.
What I had failed to notice previously is that the times for Sundays and holidays are listed under the heading Sonn- und Feiertag. Two things struck me immediately. First, I don’t recall ever seeing a schedule where Sunday, or any other day for that matter, was listed as “Sun-” if it was followed by “and” and the name of another day. I also don’t think that English speakers are very aware of the “Sunday-Holiday” connection via both including the word “day.” Second, and I’m only going by memory, but I’d expect North American bus schedules to read “Sundays and Holidays” rather than “Sunday and Holiday” which would be the literal translation of the German used on the sign in the picture above.
Earthquake Words/Erdbeben Wörter 