1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

[medhead]

Seems many of us want to talk about quality journalism. What about this example? It is right down there with News Limited who need a learn how to count to 10

Qantas: The Good, the Bad and the Average.

January 14, 2010


The dawn of a new decade prompted our members to become somewhat reflective as they shared their experiences of Qantas: The good, the bad and the average.

Nice story. Shame the new decade doesn't dawn until next year

 

[samh004]

Nice story. Shame the new decade doesn't dawn until next year

Tomato… Tamato… to some it’s already begun, to others it’s next year.

I think a word might be missing.

"Have your (say) HERE"

 

[Will]

Nice story. Shame the new decade doesn't dawn until next year

Depends what decade you are talking about! It is the beginning of the decade 2010-2019... Just as last year was the dawn of the new decade 2009-2018...

 

[Lonely Flyer]

As there was no year zero (first given as a number in India in 498) a decade runs 12345678910

 

[NM]

0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 still makes a decade by most definitions.

 

[medhead]

Tomato… Tamato… to some it’s already begun,

As I tried to imply these are the people who failed counting at primary school

NM has a good point 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 does make a decade.
One minor problem, we don't count years in that manner, when was the 0th year. I'm pretty sure there was no 0 year. There was a 1BC and that was followed by 1AD. No 0 year in between.

I also agree that 2010-2019 and 2009-2018 are decades. But they are different, or alternative, or various decades. They are not new decades. We are current in the 201st decade. We are not going to be in a new decade until next year. Unless we want to start counting from the 8th year. But then we got a random 8 years hanging around.

I think a word might be missing.

"Have your (say) HERE"

I didn't write that so I'm not sure if there was a missing word. Perhaps I should have included that phrase - a missing sentence

 

[samh004]

From:

Some writers like to point out that since the common calendar starts from the year 1, its first full decade contained the years from 1 to 10, the second decade from 11 to 20, and so on. The interval from the year 2001 to 2010 could thus be called the 201st decade, using ordinal numbers. However, contrary to practices in referencing centuries, ordinal references to decades are quite uncommon.

 

[Keith009]

Meh, I don't know why people have to get so technical about these things. Celebrating new decades or new millienia in 2000, 2010 etc sounds so much nicer than 2001 or 2011. We also talk about visions of the future in 2020 rather than 2021 - quite simply the former figure just looks prettier. Why wait an additional year? I celebrated the new millienium in 2000 not 2001 hence 2010 is the start of a new decade. Any excuse to partay.

 

[medhead]

From:

Some writers like to point out that since the common calendar starts from the year 1, its first full decade contained the years from 1 to 10, the second decade from 11 to 20, and so on. The interval from the year 2001 to 2010 could thus be called the 201st decade, using ordinal numbers. However, contrary to practices in referencing centuries, ordinal references to decades are quite uncommon.

Fair point, well made

Why wait an additional year? I celebrated the new millienium in 2000 not 2001 hence 2010 is the start of a new decade. Any excuse to partay.

Why wait indeed. Besides that it's not the new millienium? Personally, I don't need an excuse to party. I'm secure enough in my own self belief.

That way I could celebrate 2000, and then celebrate 2001 (+ a bit for the millienium). But in fact, 2000 was much better - but you don't want to know about my sex life.

 

[samh004]

But in fact, 2000 was much better - but you don't want to know about my sex life.

Well now you’ve brought it up :-|

 

[JohnK]

Tomato… Tamato… to some it’s already begun, to others it’s next year.

Is there a right and wrong? Can you celebrate the start of a decade twice or the end of a decade twice?

Why celebrate the end of the 2nd millenium after only 1,999 years? It almost defeats the purpose of the celebration....

 

[straitman]

Meh, I don't know why people have to get so technical about these things. Celebrating new decades or new millienia in 2000, 2010 etc sounds so much nicer than 2001 or 2011. We also talk about visions of the future in 2020 rather than 2021 - quite simply the former figure just looks prettier. Why wait an additional year? I celebrated the new millienium in 2000 not 2001 hence 2010 is the start of a new decade. Any excuse to partay.

I agree with QF009.

Who care so lets party :!:

 

[Keith009]

Besides that it's not the new millienium?

But no one cares. I certainly don't. It's whichever attracts a bigger, crazier party. Besides, does anyone care about what they're actually celebrating when they're blind drunk? And from a marketing perspective, 2000 looks like a nicer figure than 2001 anyway.

For the record, I did celebrate the millenium twice.

 

[medhead]

But no one cares. I certainly don't.

You must care, since you had it as an(y) excuse for a party.

Whereas, I didn't need that as an excuse for a party. and had a great time as well

 

[Keith009]

You must care, since you had it as an(y) excuse for a party.

Whereas, I didn't need that as an excuse for a party. and had a great time as well

I only care about how people have to get all technical and make a big fuss out of nothing, something that's always gotten to me. Come off it and get with it. You might be technically right - but no one cares, certainly not from a pop and sociocultural pov. (no offense mate, this particular issue just gets my grind in a big way due to the number of geeks going on and on about it)

Like it or not for all intents and purposes the noughties have already ended, just as the 90s are officially vintage as one can now buy 90s' fashion from Selfridges' vintage range (the archive for any given decade commences 2 decades after)! Anyway we'd just have to agree to disagree. I'm enjoying my new decade, enjoy waiting for yours.

 

[oz_mark]

I only care about how people have to get all technical and make a big fuss out of nothing, something that's always gotten to me. Come off it and get with it. You might be technically right - but no one cares, certainly not from a pop and sociocultural pov. (no offense mate, this particular issue just gets my grind in a big way due to the number of geeks going on and on about it)

Arguably it is the geeks that are wrong. The dictionary defines it simply as a period of ten years, and in common usage it is the tens digit of the calendar year that defines it, We refer to the 70's, the 80's and so on.

If we gave decades ordinal numbers like we do for centuries, then the 202nd decade doesn't start until 2011 but in common usage we don't do that. We just say its a new decade.

 

[medhead]

I only care about how people have to get all technical and make a big fuss out of nothing, something that's always gotten to me. Come off it and get with it. You might be technically right - but no one cares, certainly not from a pop and sociocultural pov. (no offense mate, this particular issue just gets my grind in a big way due to the number of geeks going on and on about it)

Like it or not for all intents and purposes the noughties have already ended, just as the 90s are officially vintage as one can now buy 90s' fashion from Selfridges' vintage range (the archive for any given decade commences 2 decades after)! Anyway we'd just have to agree to disagree. I'm enjoying my new decade, enjoy waiting for yours.

No offense taken. clearly you care so little about it you don't understand what I'm saying. (and as this is the playground I, wrongly, have assumed everyone would take the light hearting meaning to all posts).

I totally agree that the noughties are over. I never claimed they weren't. All I've said is that it isn't a new decade. The noughties span 2 decades.

As for getting all technical - if being correct is all technical... I suppose I'll just say how much I love that Great Western Champagne

Finally, to explain my point regarding millienium parties, using the lowest form of wit - sarcasm - something I'm very good at, but maybe not in the written form.
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Well maybe not.

But you do understand the irony of someone saying they don't care, but then saying the alleged millienium is an excuse for a party. If one truely didn't care then no excuse is needed for the party. :shock: (irony the second lowest form of wit?)

BTW in all seriousness, I'm really sorry if I've offend. It was supposed to be a funny comment on how people pick and choose complaints about inaccurate reporting depending on the source. sorry.

Edit: a bit more serious - pop and socioculture pov? I'm really stuggling to not swear and be highly offensive. Let me just say - your is not the first generation to do anything - the same as mine wasn't either.

 

[oz_mark]

I totally agree that the noughties are over. I never claimed they weren't. All I've said is that it isn't a new decade. The noughties span 2 decades.

Indeed, the decade called the 2000s is over. Just ask Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_(decade)

 

[Keith009]

......................and this all reminds me of the debate over whether Stella McCartney's is Gucci's new Dawn....

 

[Keith009]

Arguably it is the geeks that are wrong. The dictionary defines it simply as a period of ten years, and in common usage it is the tens digit of the calendar year that defines it, We refer to the 70's, the 80's and so on.

If we gave decades ordinal numbers like we do for centuries, then the 202nd decade doesn't start until 2011 but in common usage we don't do that. We just say its a new decade.

Ugghhhhhhhhhhh too complicated LOL. And this all reminds me why I don't care (apart from a good reason to down bottle after bottle of Dom Perignon Rose - oh wait that happened mum skipped the waitlist and scored a Birkin anyway) - only geeks do.