It usually means 1900!!!
I was wondering whether "the turn of the 20th century" means 1900 or 2000. The common usage "at the turn of the last century" settles the question: it must mean 2000.
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And then the second question, the beginning or the end of 2000. Although on a scale of centuries it probably doesn't matter that much.
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Pretty sure it’s 1900
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Turn of 20th means 1900. Turn of 21st means 2000. But what do I know. Maybe I’m wrong.
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I don't think it settles it. Perfectly reasonable (and consistent with the common usage you mention) to suppose that a century has two turns, and that the meaning of the phrase is indeterminate without context that implies which turn is being referred to.
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20th century is actually from 1901 til 2000
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We are on the 21st century, which starts on 2000 and ends on 2099. So the 20th century ends on 1999, it must be something before that date and 1900
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actually it starts on 2001 and ends on 2100, and 20th century ends at the end of 2000.
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When you turn 40, you go from 39 to 40, so I'd assume the turn of the 20th century is 1900.
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Not going to lie, I use to have the similar confusion with calendar year and financial years. Year Apr-21 comes in FY22 :-\
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You can blame that one on your company. Not aligning calendar and fiscal years is... mean?
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