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It probably annotates abbreviation of the full year 1985 1986 1987, etc, so people don’t get confused and think Tom Cruise was 87 when he married Mimi Rogers.

I can’t say if it’s a good or bad annotation, but theres a possible explanation.

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jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
But don’t you put that on the left, to replace the “19” or “20”?

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- jdeath@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  yeah whomever made this just put them on the wrong side
  
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  - TheRealKuni@midwest.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Just to be pedantic, you should use “whoever” there, not “whomever.”
    
    To tell whether to use “who” or “whom,” replace it with “he” or “him” and follow the ‘m.’
    
    “he made this” vs “him made this”
    
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    AppaYipYip@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Omg thank you for this!!! I never understood when whom would ever be used!!
    
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    jdeath@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    i know
    
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    dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Can I get an example for whomever please? My brain is slow today but like learning new grammar tips.
    
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- finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Idk why or who makes the conventions. It might be a required format, kind of like how you’re supposed to start numbering pages in ACA after the title page.
  
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