Not what you asked, but I find turn of the century most jarring.
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KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 7 months ago
Which sounds worse:
- From the late 1900s
- From last century
can@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Turn of the millennium?
can@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
That’s hurts, but not quite as much as century as with that my brain now has to go through the process of determining which century when it never had to before.
abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Century has that human element because “last century” is where old people are from. You wouldn’t meet people from the last millennium, but you know people from the last century. It’s 100 years, that’s a lifetime. Implying that you’re from the “last” one means you’re not from “this” one. Aka, ancient.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 7 months ago
you never learnt about stuff that took place a bit after the industrial revolution?
Venator@lemmy.nz 7 months ago
“1900s” makes me think they’re referring to the decade of 1900-1909 😅
Retropunk64@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Because the student is misusing the term.
Carrot@lemmy.today 7 months ago
They aren’t? “Late 1900s” would be the latter 3rd of the century. 1994 would be in that latter third, so they are using it correctly.
Venator@lemmy.nz 7 months ago
Early 1990s would be more appropriate wording 😂