Re: 4GT/Millenium Trains and the DKT's, DKM's

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> "Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Tezza wrote in message
> > ><maikha_l@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > >> A topic was raised in one of the messages on the 4GT or the Millenium
> > >> Trains.
> > >> I reckon the train will change its name because 2001 is past the new
> > >> millenium (well past the start anyway).
> > >
> > >2001 is the *start* of the new millenium. 1/1/2000 was the *start* of
the
> > >2000th year, so the millenium and 20th century doesn't end until it
ends
> on
> > >31/12/00.
> >
> >
> > If the first century (and millenium) started in year zero, which it
> > logically must have, then the second millenium must have ended at the
end
> of
> > the year 1999.
>
> Except that the first year of course was the year 1, not 0.

Who cares? A millenium is 1000 years, so it can go from 753 to 1752 for all
I care.

Dave