Math is hard. Apparently

[madbaker]

2010 is the start of a new year. It is not the start of a new decade. Nor was 2000 the start of a new millennium. You start a new cycle with year 1, not year 0.

To pre-empt the "If that's how people use it, it's correct" argument, I offer this riddle:

Q: "How many legs does a dog have if you call a tail a leg?"
A: "Four. Calling a tail a leg does not make it one."

What I'm reading: Ken Scholes, Canticle

Comments

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

The riddle is attributed to Abraham Lincoln. I don't usually listen to the radio; I was just feeling ranty when I posted this.

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

I came to the post late (just now, as a matter of fact), and I agree with you, wholeheartedly.

Thanks for the rant; it's one of my pet topics.