"Jose" wrote in message
om...
But that little jewel of trivia doesn't apply to nicknames we give
decades or even centuries.

It certainly applies to centuies. The first 100 years began with year 1
and ended with year 100. I suppose the ninteenth century (1801-1900) and
the "eighteen hundreds" could be "off by one" should you wish call the
"1940s" 1940-49.

And if we give nicknames, we can nickname them anything we want. So
there.

Jose
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The 1800's and the nineteenth century are no the same thing. But that is
beside the point you never answered if you thought 1940 was in the 30's or
not.