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		bananapear on Jan 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Today is the 21st day of the 21st year of... If 2000 is part of the previous century, was 2001 actually the true start of the new millennium?

randcraw on Jan 22, 2021 [–]

That's the standard practice, I believe. Presumably that's why Arthur C Clarke chose the year 2001 for the name of his book rather than 2000.

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