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

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message news:Phny5.1174>
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.