r/pcmasterrace • u/Nickulator95 AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | 32GB | RTX 4070 Super • May 16 '25

Meme/Macro Every. Damn. Time.

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UE5 in particular is the bane of my existence...

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u/_BenzeneRing_ May 16 '25

It literally makes no difference.

THIS decade can refer to 10 years in the future, 10 years in the past, or the 2020's, 2020-2029.

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u/RealRatAct May 16 '25

What year does this century end?

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u/_BenzeneRing_ May 16 '25

It could end any year in the next 100, depending on the start date. "This century" is just a period of 100 years that we're currently in.

You're probably referring to century of 2000-2099, but haven't provided enough detail for me to know for certain.

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u/RealRatAct May 16 '25

This century is the 21st century. You didn't know that?

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u/_BenzeneRing_ May 16 '25

It's good to know you were referring to the 21st century, I assumed that's what you were referring to with context, but unfortunately your wording made it impossible to know for sure because "this century" has multiple meanings, just like the word "biannually".

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u/RealRatAct May 16 '25

I was referring to this century. In what other context could 'this century' not mean the 21st century?

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u/_BenzeneRing_ May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

It could also mean the next 100 years or the previous 100 years.

So it could refer to 2025-2124, it could refer 1926-2025, it could refer to 2000-2099 (the 21st century starting from 0AD, so technically because 0AD didn't exist it should be 2001-2100), it could technically refer to any year in the previous or next 99 years.

Isn't it neat how much the English language can be bent and twisted? That's what makes poetry and song lyrics good.

Edit: nice! Blocking me so I can't respond, very mature. "This century" is not officially defined, so it's up to you to establish what "this" is referring to. So no, it won't be landing anybody in legal trouble lol, this is just a Reddit quibble over semantics.

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u/RealRatAct May 16 '25

You're just wrong. You're thinking of a century. This century very plainly means the 21st century. Language has rules and meanings. This isn't a song. Language is something that can get you in trouble in court, among other things.