How long is half a century?

Isn’t it 500 years?

No, 500 years would be half of a millium. A century is 100 years, so half of that is 50.

Dear ghod, it would help if I was paying attention. Millennium.

Yeah - it’s my poor attempt to be funny and point out my post count all in one.

Nope, that would be half a millennium. A century is 100 years, so half a century would be . . . wait. . . my math skills are rusty . . . just let me get my shoe off . . .50, yeah, definitely 50 years.

Beat me to it, Jadis. But 500 is half a millennium.