Hadn’t seen that. Thanks! Jim Propp On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 1:08 PM Bernie Cosell <bernie@fantasyfarm.com> wrote:
On 1 Jan 2020 at 12:32, James Propp wrote:
I’ve heard that, “officially”, the 21st century began on January 1, 2001, not January 1, 2000.
Do those officials (whoever they are) also contend that the Aughts (or whatever they’re called) didn’t start until 2001, so that likewise the Teens didn’t start until 2011 and the Twenties won’t start until a year from now?
As logical as that is [given that there's no year zero] . but:
Using a modified Julian date, the 2020s will begin on Jan. 1, 2021, Dr. Mac Low said.
But that is out of sync with common usage. According to Emily Brewster, a senior editor at Merriam-Webster, a decade in popular culture is not defined by scientific convention. Because of this, the 2020s will begin on Jan. 1, 2020, and end on Dec. 31, 2029, Ms. Brewster said.
<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/us/what-is-decade.html>
/Bernie\ Or do they say that the last year of each century is also
the first year of a new decade?
Sorry if I’m resurrecting a thread from ten or twenty years ago...
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