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Do you get bothered by use of the term 20th Century?
I know it bothers me to no end, because I like how distinctive the decades from that century (Due to how quickly things started to change then) and saying such a term to me feels like you are trying to make all homogeneous by essentially scrunching them up together. Does it bother you though and why?
Yes, I know I have asked something like this in the past, but I am just feeling the fallout of a conversation I had with my mom regarding this last night and I am still feeling agitated about it.
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- Anonymous1 year agoFavorite Answer
Do you get bothered by the term Vegetables? I know it bothers me to no end, because I like how distinctive they all are from each other and saying such a term to me feels like you are trying to make all homogeneous by essentially scrunching them up together.
Its the name we give to the period of time between 1900 to 1999. What would you prefer it to be called. The Ding Dong Era?
- Anonymous1 year ago
No more or less than the 18th and 19th centuries each of which had distinctive decades and a rapidly changing industrial revolution under way. Happily when discussing trends like art, architecture or society, it not essential to be precise - things rarely happen neatly in decades - and you can discuss centuries in terms of early, middle and late, or as pre war, interbellum or post war, if you prefer.
- RobertLv 71 year ago
You need to find something to do in your spare time. You have too much free time if this is a major concern. The only place "20th Century" annoys me is on a movie that was made in 2000 and something
- Anonymous1 year ago
Peter Gore Seer,
The Trident Dooms Day Weapon Is Costing Britain Much, The Poor And Needy Are Starved Day On Day, Yet The 20th,, Is Still Killing Times For Muslims.