I get what you’re saying, but both work in this case, yours is just more precise. We’ve just lived in the late 1900s so it feels weird to lump the years we’ve experienced in with 900+ that we haven’t. But if someone says “late 1800s” for something like 1894, it wouldn’t feel weird at all.
“1900s” makes me think they’re referring to the decade of 1900-1909 😅
Because the student is misusing the term.
They aren’t? “Late 1900s” would be the latter 3rd of the century. 1994 would be in that latter third, so they are using it correctly.
Early 1990s would be more appropriate wording 😂
I get what you’re saying, but both work in this case, yours is just more precise. We’ve just lived in the late 1900s so it feels weird to lump the years we’ve experienced in with 900+ that we haven’t. But if someone says “late 1800s” for something like 1894, it wouldn’t feel weird at all.