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The full stop in messages such as "$1. century" is useful in German, because its spelling rules mandate a full stop after numbers in some cases, but it is probably not needed in English.

The full stop in messages such as "$1. century" is useful in German, because its spelling rules mandate a full stop after numbers in some cases, but it is probably not needed in English. This is also completely incorrect in English, as a time labelled "20. century" actually indicates a time in the period 2000–2099, and "20th century" in English is the period 1901–2000.

The full stop in messages such as "$1. century" is useful in German, because its spelling rules mandate a full stop after numbers in some cases, but it is probably not needed in English. This is also completely incorrect in English, as a time labelled "20. century" actually indicates a time in the period 2000–2099, and "20th century" in English is the period 1901–2000.