Those Hung Up on 1 Will Miss the Party
In the latest volley of the millinery boundary war (“Illogical Thinking, a No. 1 Complaint,†Feb. 4), we have the “1-ian†Richard J. Warren arguing against the “0-crats†with the claim that “almost everything we organize numerically begins with ‘1’ rather than ‘0’ â€. He cites as evidence the numbering conventions on checks, magazines and newspapers. Perhaps he should also have included 3,001-mile oil changes, 11-year high school reunions, 51st wedding anniversaries and that dreaded 41st birthday.
As for the alleged illogicality of people preferring 2000 over 2001: Given the option, no one in their right mind would choose to put off the party of the century by an entire year.
RICHARD GLEAVES
San Diego
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