Subject: Re: Date?
From: ABRA (abra@post6.tele.dk)
Date: Sun Feb 27 2000 - 20:14:54 EST
Matt Kozusko wrote:
> As far as this list is concerned, is it the twentieth, or is it the
> twenty-first century? Every time I find it necessary to refer to us
> as "in the late twentieth century," I pause briefly and consider.
> Because within the year, if not already (depending on which side you
> take), it's the twenty first. So, what's the date?
Iīve been in several discussions about this subject as well, and here
is how I look upon it:
We are still in the 20th century...
My reasoning is this: Those who started counting didnīt start with
the Year 0... They started with Year 1... So now, when we write
Year 2000, only 1999 years have actually passed - therefore still
leaving us in the 20th Century...
Abra
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