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robotrash@lemmy.robotra.sh 9 months agoThe 1950s are part of the 1900s… same as 1850 was part of the 1800s. They were just being facetious using “1900s” anyway. That will change as we all get older though, eventually it will just be the 1900s.
bela@lemm.ee 9 months ago
robotrash@lemmy.robotra.sh 9 months ago
That was 10 years ago. The further we get from “the 1900s” the broader the term will become to include the whole century, much like the 1800s is 1800-1899. I imagine in another 10-20 years it will be more and more common to see this shift when referencing past events.