How long until you get used to writing 2017 instead of 2016? / myLot

Brussels, Belgium

December 24, 2016 2:08pm CST

I have to write down dates at work when filling in papers. After the start of every new year I often write down the previous year instead. It takes me a while to get used to writing the new year. The same was happening when I was at school. How about you? Image credit: pixbay

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Nick R Thomas

@asfarasiknow (3340)

• Bournemouth, England

25 Dec 16

It takes me perhaps a few weeks to get used to it. I have to be careful if I write a cheque (and I hope that those who give them to me are equally careful).

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Shadi

@Madshadi (8840)

• Brussels, Belgium

25 Dec 16

Yeah luckily I don't write cheques. One has to be extra careful and double check every time. Most of the papers I fill in at work are not that important. A mistake in the year would be justified and forgiven.

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Shadi

@Madshadi (8840)

• Brussels, Belgium

25 Dec 16

@asfarasiknow yeah for 12 months that would be a long work. I hope it will never come to that lol. And I hope you will put the right year every time while writing those cheques.

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Nick R Thomas

@asfarasiknow (3340)

• Bournemouth, England

25 Dec 16

@Madshadi It's a hard habit to suddenly change if you have put that year on a huge number of documents for the previous 12 months.

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Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker

@CaptAlbertWhisker (32697)

• Calgary, Alberta

25 Dec 16

Dammit time is so fast, I think I will adjust in few days but it will be bittersweet. Suddenly I remember my self as kid watching Back to the future 2, I was a little kid and I see those fictional 2015 technologies and I wished it will be 2015 already. Dammit, be careful what you wished for.

I will be 32 by June 2017. ouch that hurts ........ It is going to be 2017 and we still dont have real hoverboards and mass produced flying cars.

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Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker

@CaptAlbertWhisker (32697)

• Calgary, Alberta

25 Dec 16

@Madshadi No flying car, :( All we have are people making duckface selfies on instagram.

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Shadi

@Madshadi (8840)

• Brussels, Belgium

25 Dec 16

@CaptAlbertWhisker yeah very disappointing.

Shadi

@Madshadi (8840)

• Brussels, Belgium

25 Dec 16

Yeah I too imagined that our planet would be populated by robots by now lol. The younger me would be very disappointed to know that the furthest we've gone is internet and smartphones.

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