tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post6825695743749389212..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: 1600s=17thCAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-45044249748428194662022-04-30T11:31:50.718-04:002022-04-30T11:31:50.718-04:00Assistant Village Idiot: I think "first year&...<b>Assistant Village Idiot</b>: <i>I think "first year" is clear and in no trouble. But only twelve months later we would say "He's one and a half," not "He is in his second year." </i><br /><br />Both are intelligible in modern English, though the former is far more common. In times past, saying someone was in their second year was common. <br /><br />Daniel 2:1 "Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him."<br /><br />Technically, it's the difference between cardinal and ordinal counting. For this reason, year zero does not exist in the Gregorian calendar. The years jump from 1 BC (the first year of the first century Before Christ) to 1 AD (the first year of the first century <i>Anno Domini</i>). <br /><br />We agree that it is often clumsy to be constantly converting from the 1500s to the 16th century. People frequently get confused.Zachrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081260898264733380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-962718013884925482022-04-30T10:33:11.732-04:002022-04-30T10:33:11.732-04:00Yes, and in old form you can still read that "...Yes, and in old form you can still read that "she was in her eighth year" or "he was a young man of 20 summers," when we would say 8 and 19 years old. I like the latter better. As with First Century, I think "first year" is clear and in no trouble. But only twelve months later we would say "He's one and a half," not "He is in his second year."Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-33376637897078697262022-04-30T09:44:22.394-04:002022-04-30T09:44:22.394-04:00Before zero was a thing, from the time you were bo...Before zero was a thing, from the time you were born, you were in your first year.Zachrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081260898264733380noreply@blogger.com