We absolutely did refer to the 90s as "the 90s" during the decade. A couple of anecdotes. I got my first corporate email account in the 90s. The 90s were also a

We absolutely did refer to the 90s as "the 90s" during the decade. A couple of anecdotes. I got my first corporate email account in the 90s. The 90s were also a boom decade the economy was blazing hot, radically different than the 80s, and we knew it. So with the new access to email and the blazing economies, we sent around listicle emails with the title of "You know it's the 90s when". Classic listicles include: - You eat standing up. - Your dining table is a flat filing surface.