"The year"
Mar. 27th, 2009 03:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ashetlandponyWhy it is that, nine years into the 21st century, many in the media (and politicians, too) are still saying "the year" before dates that start with a 2? Like, "the year 2004," or "the year 2027," as if they think people are too stupid to recognize just "two-thousand four" or "twenty twenty-seven" as being calendar years. What else could "two-thousand four" or "twenty twenty-seven" possibly mean nowadays?
Most of them are still saying "turn of the century," too, when referring to dates around 1900. "Turn of the century" means dates around 2000 now! If they mean the time around or before the beginning of the 20th century, they should be saying "the turn of the last century." *grrrr*
Sorry for the rant; these are just a couple of verbal pet peeves of mine. Really, though, these media people should get with it. Their dumbed-down English usage can be quite annoying sometimes.
Most of them are still saying "turn of the century," too, when referring to dates around 1900. "Turn of the century" means dates around 2000 now! If they mean the time around or before the beginning of the 20th century, they should be saying "the turn of the last century." *grrrr*
Sorry for the rant; these are just a couple of verbal pet peeves of mine. Really, though, these media people should get with it. Their dumbed-down English usage can be quite annoying sometimes.
