NEW DECADE…OR IS IT?Recently, there has been much debate about when the old decade ends and the new one begins. Somesay this decade ends on December 31, 2019, and the start of the new one begins January 1, 2020. Forothers, the new decade doesn’t start until January 1, 2021; the old one concluding on December 31,2020. But which is correct?As you think about New Year’s resolutions, here’s one we should all make together: resolve to insistthat decades begin with the year ending in the numeral 1 and finish with a 0. For a decade tobegin, we must start with the year ending with 1 (2021) and finish with 10, or so far as chronologyis concerned, a year ending in 0 (2030).When Does The New Decade Really Begin, 2020 or 2021?Recently, there has been much debate about when the old decade ends and the new one begins. Somesay this decade ends on December 31, 2019, and the start of the new one begins January 1, 2020. Forothers, the new decade doesn’t start until January 1, 2021; the old one concluding on December 31,2020. But which is correct?The Elevator AnalogyAs an analogy, think of going into a building in which the ground floor is listed not as the firstfloor, but as the lobby. So the first floor is actually one flight above you.So if you were to go into an elevator located in the lobby and wanted to go 10-flights up, you wouldactually end up on the ninth floor (if you were to assume that the lobby as the “zero” floor).But if you assume the lobby as the “first” floor and went 10-flights up, you would end up on thetenth floor. In essence, on our calendars, 2021 is the equivalent of a “first-floor lobby,” and aftergoing up ten flights (or years), we’ll arrive at the tenth floor. Or in this case, the year 2030—whenthat decade ends.A “Punny” Year AheadSo let’s face it, from a mathematical point of view, a new decade is still a year away, in the year2021. But that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the arrival of 2020. For one thing, it’s going to be ayear filled with many puns about perfect vision. How do I know?Eye saw it coming, thanks to my 2020 vision!And 2021 and beyond will be worse because… hindsight is 2020. How eye-ronic!Taken from: Rao, Joe, 2019, December 6). When Does The New Decade Really Begin, 2020 or 2021?https://www.farmersalmanac.com/new-decade-2020-or-2021-100900Content66
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