Do You Write 19th Century Or Nineteenth Century?
Do You Write 19th Century Or Nineteenth Century? Both forms of usage are correct: “the 1800s” and “the 19th (or nineteenth) century.” Since the years of the nineteenth century begin with the numerals “18,” it is also called the “1800s” (pronounced eighteen hundreds). No apostrophe is necessary before the s. The 1800s was a time