Not what you asked, but I find turn of the century most jarring.
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KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Which sounds worse:
- From the late 1900s
- From last century
can@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Turn of the millennium?
can@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
That’s hurts, but not quite as much as century as with that my brain now has to go through the process of determining which century when it never had to before.
abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Century has that human element because “last century” is where old people are from. You wouldn’t meet people from the last millennium, but you know people from the last century. It’s 100 years, that’s a lifetime. Implying that you’re from the “last” one means you’re not from “this” one. Aka, ancient.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
you never learnt about stuff that took place a bit after the industrial revolution?
Venator@lemmy.nz 3 weeks ago
“1900s” makes me think they’re referring to the decade of 1900-1909 😅