Yes my friends, you are completely right! That's what I knew too, and I was a bit confused about seeing all the big fuzz in the media and advertisements, tv etc programs, summarizing the old decade and welcoming the new one, so just to be sure, I asked an expert: my son has high level mathemathics at a very good school, studying it in English, and doing alright (I think I can brag a bit :-))
And he sad: Mom, it's really simple: of course a new decade starts with year xxx1, but there is a common agreement about starting it now, because of the round number. Just think of it: it would have sounded weird to name year 2001 The Big Year, instead of 2000...
Yeah that's true: Y2K sounds cool, but how would it be with Y2K&1? Sounds strange, doesn't it?
And this is my guess: it is much easier to market top lists, top stories etc in the media and merchandise in shops with round figures than with more complicated ones, like 1981 or 2031, etc. Yep, money talks.
So right, we did NOT start the new decade yet, just as a child does not begin the second decade of his life when he just filled 9...
Sorry, if I made anyone more confused about this, hope it's clear now...
And probably this was the only case when I ever followed the mainstream media :-))
Also in Andrea's Blog
3 comments:
Every year current is in two decades, beginning and last. So for every year change, we see a decade beginning as the last decade past.
If we have to shout it from the house tops, as is true above, then do so.
Words. (a stone)
All the years bring us hopes and fears.....smiles and a few tears...
Let the days roll on til the laughter is gone, for we close friends are never alone...
Or something like that :)
Hey Stone and Sam, thanks for popping by, nice to see you here :-)
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