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Re: Y2K [was: Re: Gravity and pi]



Jim Green wrote:

|Too many folks get hung up on this because the good friar who numbered
|the years beginning with what he thought was Jesus' birth year was under
|the great handicap of having to use Roman numerals, in which there is no
|0, so he began counting with the year 1. The 1st century, therefore, had
|only 99 years.

Utter nonsense! No matter _how_ the numbering system began, it _did_ begin
with the number "1". It is inconceivable that anyone but a physicist (or
an even a nuttier mathematician) would begin counting the years with a zero.

Unquestionably, Larry is right: there is no question that the next century
begins in 2001!

AND it should be Y2k no matter what part of speech it is.

BTW, how could one insist on a "proper" numbering system and NOT use the
proper suffix!

OTOH, most people will use any excuse to get plastered, so will likely
celebrated both years as the new century. (:-)

Jim Green
JMGreen@sisna.com
http://users.sisna.com/jmgreen

Re: "It is inconceivable that anyone but a physicist (or
an even a nuttier mathematician) would begin counting the years with a
zero", I believe it is very conceivable to everyone except Jim Green.

poj