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Let's play name the decade! What would you call it?
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You know, since the decade does not end until 2011, I will wihtold my naming for 410 days
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Isn't the general consensus that the decade starts with 0?
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Quote:Isn't the general consensus that the decade starts with 0?
Probably. However, when I learned to count, I was told to start with "1".
I did the same thing with the turn of the millennium. To me, the end of the second millennium was December 31, 2000. The new millennium began January 1, 2001.
Then again, I'm old-fashioned like that.
I am the milkman of human kindness
And I will bring an extra pint -- B. Bragg
Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the people's masters. -- Grover Cleveland
When the laws are used to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society -- the farmers, mechanics, and laborers -- who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their government -- Andrew Jackson
"Capitalism takes no prisoners and kills competition where it can." -- Vince Cable
You're an evil antinillist! 
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The Dali Decade. Too much of it seemed surreal.
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Quote:You're an evil antinillist!
I've no problem with nil (unless you're talking about the contents of my wallet). I just like to start with 1.
I am the milkman of human kindness
And I will bring an extra pint -- B. Bragg
Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the people's masters. -- Grover Cleveland
When the laws are used to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society -- the farmers, mechanics, and laborers -- who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their government -- Andrew Jackson
"Capitalism takes no prisoners and kills competition where it can." -- Vince Cable
That's what they all say, "I have no problems with .... as long as they stand in the back of the queue and keep out of sight"
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Quote:<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' > Isn't the general consensus that the decade starts with 0?
Probably. However, when I learned to count, I was told to start with "1".
I did the same thing with the turn of the millennium. To me, the end of the second millennium was December 31, 2000. The new millennium began January 1, 2001.
Then again, I'm old-fashioned like that.
</blockquote> That's what I was taught at school as well - in much the same way. The new millenium started on January 1, 2001.
It must be a Gen X thing lol ...
I have always referred to this decade as the noughties.
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It happens each decade and at the turn of the 20th century, at least. People see the single change and assume, ah, new century.It's just numericallly wrong, though
I am the milkman of human kindness
And I will bring an extra pint -- B. Bragg
Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the people's masters. -- Grover Cleveland
When the laws are used to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society -- the farmers, mechanics, and laborers -- who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their government -- Andrew Jackson
"Capitalism takes no prisoners and kills competition where it can." -- Vince Cable
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