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Quote:
Originally Posted by
PaleoEuropean
1900's
Quote:
Originally Posted by
PaleoEuropean
1900's
1900s ≠ 19th century. Don't forget about the first century!
1900s formally refers to the years 1900-1909 and 19th century refers the years 1801-1900. There is no year zero so 1800 is a part of the 18th century, 1900 a part of the 19th century, and 2000 is part of the 20th century.
There is only one year every century where the informal terminology you are using and the formal terminology coincide.
Even though 1900s is used to refer to years 1900-1909, this is logically impossible because that would mean the first "decade" CE and the last "decade" BCE would be only 9 years each as there is no year zero and even if their was a year zero you would need one year zero each which makes even less sense.
In reality 1900s can only mean the years from 1901-1910.
Let me make tables for you:
Your usage of 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s:
1700s |
18th century |
1800s |
19th century |
1900s |
20th century |
Proper and logical usage of 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s:
1700s |
1701-1710 |
1800s |
1801-1810 |
1900s |
1901-1910 |
All this may sound unnecessarily pedantic, but it's important to point out.
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England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
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The "My Name is PaleoEuropean and I Don't Know My Calendar"-Isles.
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The politically correct term in use now is the British & Irish Isles, which is fine by me. I'll continue to call it the British Isles though.
Better than 'the Isles'. Which Isles? Western Isles? Isles of Scilly?