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[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

I went to public school in the 80s and every classroom had a very large analog clock on the wall. Even back then, it mildly annoyed me when teachers and other adults would say "half past" and so on. It always sounded archaic to my ears, even 40+ years ago.

I also get annoyed when people say "two thousand and twenty-four" for the year. Just say "twenty twenty-four". We didn't say "one thousand nine-hundred and eighty-four" back in the day, we said "nineteen eighty-four".

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There was a solid decade where the pattern broke, and so e people didn't get back into it.

Two thousand, two thousand one etc don't really work as "twenty oh-one", etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Calling them "the aughts" is also the best way I've found to refer to that decade

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I was taught in the '80s that you shouldn't use 'and' in a number that isn't followed by a decimal portion (e.g. 23 and 4 hundredths). I've seen various back-and-forth on that topic over the years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

That sounds familiar. Applies to check writing, for those who still do that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

It goes

  • nineteen ninety-eight
  • nineteen ninety-nine
  • two thousand
  • two thousand one
  • two thousand two
  • ...
  • two thousand nine
  • twenty ten
  • twenty eleven
  • etc
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

This is literally the first time I’ve ever heard the term “analog clock”.

Also, the title of the book (and film) is not 1984. It’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.

But I’m not a boomer, I’m genx, so whatever. I’m outta heeeere… 😎

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What else would you call an analog clock?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

And stay offa mah lawn!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Can you really say "1984" with confidence either way given Big Brother?