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   Donna Renard said, 4 months ago

   Centuries are confusing. 2000’s = 21st century. It’s not obvious.
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   win said, 4 months ago

   Growing up in California SF Bay Area I remember my 12 year old sister once asking me, “Are we on the west coast?”
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   Brisbanekid said, 4 months ago

   I was OK until 20th Century Fox decided not to change its name, . . . Now I’m confused!
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   whmIII said, 4 months ago

   @win

   Nope, the " left coast…"
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   kerb berk said, 4 months ago

   @Brisbanekid

   LOL, 21st Century Wolf.
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   twatt2011 said, 4 months ago

   @Donna Renard

   it is if you remember the 1900’s were the 20th century.
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   Chikuku said, 4 months ago

   21st century by the Western Calendar; 58th century by the Hebrew Calendar.
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   TrapperJohn said, 4 months ago

   I asked Siri this question — she doesn’t know the answer, either.
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   TrapperJohn said, 4 months ago

   @Donna Renard

   “Centuries are confusing. 2000’s = 21st century. It’s not obvious.”
   ~
   That’s because there is on ZEROth century, Most people think of this like our ages, but when we are born we are, literally, ZERO years old, and THEN start the addition. Years and centuries don’t have a ZERO year or ZERO century, so you START at ONE and then do the additions.
   ~
   That is why the 21st Century STARTED in 2001, not 2000.
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    TrapperJohn said, 4 months ago

    @Brisbanekid

    “I was OK until 20th Century Fox decided not to change its name, . . . Now I’m confused!”
    ~
    They didn’t change their name because their mindset is still in the last century.
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    hippogriff said, 4 months ago

    Donna Renard: It is easier in German. They use …hundreds rather than ordinals.
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    Davepostmp said, 4 months ago

    “Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers and stoned – My intro to Firesign…
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