# January---mistakes writing the date

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-mistakes-writing-the-date/929776
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 6, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-mistakes-writing-the-date/929776 "2021-01-06T06:07:54Z")
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### Author: ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-mistakes-writing-the-date/929776/1 "2021-01-06T06:07:54Z")

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Usually every January, people tend to make a mistake when writing the date: out of habit, we tend to continue writing the year which just ended.

But this year, we don’t have that problem.

'Cause there ain’t nobody who wants to remember 2020.

And may we wish a Happy Vaccination Day to all!  
(Are there Hallmark cards for that? ). 🙂

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### Author: ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-mistakes-writing-the-date/929776/2 "2021-01-06T06:13:58Z")

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I keep trying to type 2121 instead of 2021. Trying to put it _way_ behind me, apparently.

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### Author: ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-mistakes-writing-the-date/929776/3 "2021-01-06T06:29:50Z")

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> [@chappachula](#):
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> 'Cause there ain’t nobody who wants to remember 2020.

[B.C. was right up your alley on 3 January 2021!](https://www.gocomics.com/bc/2021/01/03)

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### Author: ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-mistakes-writing-the-date/929776/4 "2021-01-06T07:25:35Z")

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> [@needscoffee](#):
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> I keep trying to type 2121 instead of 2021

In the year 2121,  
When the election’s finally done,  
And a candidate has won,  
They may find . . .

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### Author: ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-mistakes-writing-the-date/929776/5 "2021-01-06T17:00:18Z")

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Bravo!