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Re: CLSOTW - Thanks
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:35:44 GMT
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MATTDM@nomorespamMATTDM.ORG
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Tony Priestman <Tony@you-rang.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> The current system for numbering years was only invented some time in
> the fifth or sixth century, IIRC. Therefore, there never was a year zero
> *or* a year one.
I don't think that's at issue. The thing is, we don't count what year we've
completed, we count what year we're IN. (AD = "in the year of our Lord".) So
we're currently IN the 2000th year; therefore, we've not finished the
current millennium yet.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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| On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Dave Schuler (<Fnrwno.43A@lugnet.com>) wrote at 18:57:24 (...) Well, I've bitten my tongue so far, but here goes: The current system for numbering years was only invented some time in the fifth or sixth century, IIRC. Therefore, (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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