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Tamguatlay Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Which bold word/s should I use?

In (the) olden times / (the) olden days, in Japan, the counting system was different from the current system because 2000-2013 is 14 years because 2000 is considered as the first year. This is much like the Chinese system.

Which bold words should I use? And is "the" needee?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

'In former times' would be more natural, in my opinion. By the way, 2000-3013 would still cover fourteen years, wouldn't it?

— Fivejedjon

  • 'In former times' would be more natural, in my opinion.
  • By the way, 2000-3013 would still cover fourteen years, wouldn't it?
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'In former times' would be more natural, in my opinion.

By the way, 2000-3013 would still cover fourteen years, wouldn't it?
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fivejedjon'In former times' would be more natural, in my opinion.By the way, 2000-3013 would still cover fourteen years, wouldn't it?
You're right.

So it should be "In Japan, the counting system was different from the current system because 2000-2013 is 15 years because 2000 is considered as the first year.
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How can it be 15?

1. 2000; 2. 2001; 3. 2002; 4. 2003; 5. 2004; 6. 2007; 7. 2008; 8. 2009; 9. 2009; 10.2009; 11. 2010; 12. 2011; 13. 2012; 14. 2013.
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