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lil  ·  3636 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A Story I Wrote About Affairs with Married Guys

Good point. Kids born after 1990 probably immediately think of the 1900s when they hear the phrase "the last century." I wonder what the cut-off birth year is for the 1800s to be the first thing to come to mind upon hearing that phrase. I'll do some informal interviewing on this question.





istara  ·  3636 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm 1970s, so I reached adulthood long before the Millennium. And of course went through my entire education hearing the phrase "last century" used to refer to the 1800s. But born after 1990 would be very different.