👉 The word "1864." is a bit of a tongue twister, but here's how I would explain it:
Imagine you're trying to describe the year 1864 to someone who can only understand old-timey terms. They might ask, "What does '1864' mean?" The answer to that question depends on how they view the time frame.
For one thing, some people think of the year as a century long ago, like when there wasn't enough milk for everyone's dog and it was frozen over in a vault. But 1864 is just an old date — a reference point in history that doesn’t exist yet.
On the other hand, others might use "1864" to refer to the current year, meaning that the present time is about one decade away from when something happened exactly 100 years ago. Imagine this: you're writing a novel and decide to set it in the future so that your characters don't have to live through the past. So, "1864" might be a way to say that your story has just been completed.
So there you go! The word "1864." is like a little joke about time, but with some old-fashioned terminology thrown in for good measure.