A century is simply 100 years, a millennium is simply 1000 years. So, even
though the 21st century doesn't begin until 2001, it has been 100 years
since 1900 and 1000 years since the year 1000. So, if people want to
celebrate the year 2000, I say, let them eat cake. *<:)
Steve Conley
Marysville, WA USA
MG wannabe
mailto:swconley@foxinternet.net
MGB.com: http://web3.foxinternet.net/swconley
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Tom Emmons
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 1999 11:16 AM
To: 'MGB'
Subject: RE: Year Zero
Quote
"The common and accepted practice seems to be that we begin a new century
when the "digits roll over," ie, 1 January 100 began the second century,
1 January 1900 began the twentieth, etc. As a practice we do not include
the year ending in 00 in the previous century (ie, the year 1900 is never
referred to as part of the 1800s or nineteenth century)."
The common practice long ago was the world was flat. Is that what you want
us to believe.
Tom Emmons
tom@emmons.com
http://www.tom.emmons.com
1978 MGB
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