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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•4 hours agoHow so? I would certainly call something from 1894 to be from the "late 1800s’ or late 19th century. I mean, we’re a quarter of the way through this century, at some point it turns into history.
minus-squarego $fsck yourselflinkfedilinkEnglish6•3 hours agoBecause people don’t use that terminology when referring to a time period within a majority of living people’s lifetime.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 hours agoThis may be a “loanword” from the student’s native language. In Swedish, they use “1900-talet” (1900s) instead of “twentieth century”
How so? I would certainly call something from 1894 to be from the "late 1800s’ or late 19th century. I mean, we’re a quarter of the way through this century, at some point it turns into history.
Because people don’t use that terminology when referring to a time period within a majority of living people’s lifetime.
This may be a “loanword” from the student’s native language. In Swedish, they use “1900-talet” (1900s) instead of “twentieth century”