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To: Disciplinemisanthropy

It’s surprising to me that anyone would attempt to convince someone that the end of the 60’s is something other than 12/31/69 or that 12/31/1960 is not part of the sixties. That’s kinda what “the 60s” means.

Decade designators are different than centuries purely by how we define them. Centuries are counted. Decades are “named” based on their number in the tens place. Like it or not, that is the way it is. It is not a math problem. It is a communication method. If communicating with reasonable people is not your goal, you have lots of good options on how you define terms. Technically, every day starts and ends a decade, which is merely a ten year period.

There is a difference even in different ways of defining centuries. I’ll agree that June 1 1900 is in the nineteenth century. It is also true that it is part of the 1900s. To say otherwise would be silly.

I’m not at all surprised that you have to explain it to people. I’m equally unsurprised that they don’t argue with you about it. :)


21 posted on 01/02/2010 5:23:12 AM PST by TN4Liberty (My tagline disappeared so this is my new one.)
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To: TN4Liberty

The problem with your logic is that you cannot tell me what happened in year 0.

In fact, it would be hard press to try convice someone that 1960 had any relations, socially, to 1969.


24 posted on 01/02/2010 5:32:34 AM PST by Perdogg ("Is that a bomb in your pants, or you excited to come to America?")
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To: TN4Liberty
There is a difference even in different ways of defining centuries. I’ll agree that June 1 1900 is in the nineteenth century.

If you can't even get Centuries correct, your shouldn't even attempt to impose your illogical ideas on decade.

June 1, 1990 was in the 20th Century and we are now in the 21st Century.

You need to rest, must have partied too much in the last decade.

30 posted on 01/02/2010 6:15:21 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: TN4Liberty

Since your argument doesn’t make logical sense, I’m not surprised at you either.


34 posted on 01/02/2010 6:45:27 AM PST by Shimmer1 (Deja moo: The feeling you've heard this bull before)
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To: TN4Liberty

At least you’re aware of the difference, which is commendable.


43 posted on 01/02/2010 8:28:27 AM PST by Disciplinemisanthropy (III III IV)
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