There is an easy solution for reconciling tomorrow as the end of the
millenium even for the nitpickers.
Lets simply redefine 1 BC as 0 AD. Then all our current years remain
the same. Since we don't know exactly when Jesus was born, it doesn't
really matter when we start then current era. Technically all BC years
should be adjusted by 1, but who really cares about them? No Triumphs
around then anyway.
Alan
> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 21:30:34 -0700
> From: "Michael D. Porter"
> Subject: Re: Century not over till 2001
>
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>
>
> "Kevin N. Andrews" wrote:
> >
> > The century doesn't end till 2001. Remember we started counting at 1 not
> 0.
> > Kevin
>
> Unfortunately, our forebearers in the Middle Ages, who weren't as good
> at math as we, and who were even more caught up in millenial fever,
> started counting at year 1000.... We just inherited the tendency from
> them.
>
>
> Cheers.
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Alan T. Crane
Silver Spring, MD 20910
acrane@crosslink.net
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