The 1900s would still only be like 1909 at the latest. You’ve got too much precision and called out the wrong decade. This floppy form factor was invented in 1981, peaked in popularity and was replaced by CDs by 2000. Spanning 2 decades in the late twentieth (20th) century, not the late 1900s. See the difference in the number of digits? That difference in the number of stated digits is significant.
While this ‘mistake’ is sometimes made by accident, I’m also pretty sure it’s sometimes made on purpose specifically because it really annoys 80s and 90s kids to be told they lived in the “1900s” and makes them feel ancient.
OP didn’t say 19th century, they said 1900s. As in years 1900-1999. They are correct. Saying the 20th century is also correct. But their way makes it sound old timey for humorous effect. Which is the point of the post.
If the 1980s means a specific decade, and the 1990s means a specific decade, what numbers mean the first 10 years of the 20th century, from 1900 to 1909?
When people refer to xx00s then they are referring to the entire century. Usually they say “The early xx00s” or “Turn of the century” to refer to the first decade or so.
The 1900s would still only be like 1909 at the latest. You’ve got too much precision and called out the wrong decade. This floppy form factor was invented in 1981, peaked in popularity and was replaced by CDs by 2000. Spanning 2 decades in the late twentieth (20th) century, not the late 1900s. See the difference in the number of digits? That difference in the number of stated digits is significant.
While this ‘mistake’ is sometimes made by accident, I’m also pretty sure it’s sometimes made on purpose specifically because it really annoys 80s and 90s kids to be told they lived in the “1900s” and makes them feel ancient.
Source: am an 80s kid
OP didn’t say 19th century, they said 1900s. As in years 1900-1999. They are correct. Saying the 20th century is also correct. But their way makes it sound old timey for humorous effect. Which is the point of the post.
If the 1980s means a specific decade, and the 1990s means a specific decade, what numbers mean the first 10 years of the 20th century, from 1900 to 1909?
When people refer to xx00s then they are referring to the entire century. Usually they say “The early xx00s” or “Turn of the century” to refer to the first decade or so.
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