@JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 months agoThe final year of the 20th century was 2000 (not 1999) but a person in their 20th year is 19 (not 20)message-square15fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1message-squareThe final year of the 20th century was 2000 (not 1999) but a person in their 20th year is 19 (not 20)@JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@proper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•2 months agowell yeah years don’t have birthdays. Assuming year one was 1 and not 0 and age goes from 0 months to 1 year in the first year.
minus-square@JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink1•2 months agoIf year 1 was relabeled 0 then that would make centuries more logical. But probably there would be illogical side effects that I’m having trouble imagining right now.
well yeah years don’t have birthdays. Assuming year one was 1 and not 0 and age goes from 0 months to 1 year in the first year.
If year 1 was relabeled 0 then that would make centuries more logical. But probably there would be illogical side effects that I’m having trouble imagining right now.