Description : Why does history use (for example) "the 18th century" instead of "the 1700s"?
Last Answer : Well I say “the 18th century” because it took me ages to finally remember which way the number went when you referred to the century. Once it came naturally I loved to roll it off in conversation over cigars and brandy. You know, before talk turns to hare coursing, but after all the women have left.