Twenty-Ten or Two Thousand Ten?

**auld argonian** · 1st January 10, 02:10 PM

Too-oh-won-oh!

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**Bob C** · 1st January 10, 02:13 PM

A question for those who prefer "two-thousand-and-ten" - Was it "one-thousand-nine hundred and ninety-nine" eleven years ago?

Twenty-ten for me.

**Jock Scot** · 1st January 10, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Bob C.

A question for those who prefer "two-thousand-and-ten" - Was it "one-thousand-nine hundred and ninety-nine" eleven years ago?

Twenty-ten for me.

I just knew that some one was going to ask that! No it was "nineteen hundred and ninety nine" for me. I still like two thousand AND ten. The other choices seem rather slap dash to me.

**beloitpiper** · 1st January 10, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Two thousand and ten, sounds better to me.

I'm with Jock.

**Mael Coluim** · 1st January 10, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Bob C.

A question for those who prefer "two-thousand-and-ten" - Was it "one-thousand-nine hundred and ninety-nine" eleven years ago?

Twenty-ten for me.

Oh, no! I keep hearing in my head Prince singing, "So tonite I’m gonna party like it’s nineteen ninety-nine"!

**RB51** · 1st January 10, 05:41 PM

We've been hearing about the Olympics coming to our province in twenty-ten for so long it just seems natural now. When I was working during the last decade I used to refer to the year four, or the year six, or whatever, and get the same blank stares that others have mentioned.

Laurie

**SteveB** · 1st January 10, 11:07 PM

Two Zero One Zero.

**Coinneach** · 2nd January 10, 03:33 AM

Originally Posted by Bob C.

A question for those who prefer "two-thousand-and-ten" - Was it "one-thousand-nine hundred and ninety-nine" eleven years ago?

Twenty-ten for me.

Actually, yes, in many countries, for example, Spain and Mexico, it was mil novecientos noventa y nueve, or one thousand nine hundred ninety nine. Many languages do that. English allows it. And the "and" is unnecessary, I just call it two thousand ten.

**McMurdo** · 2nd January 10, 06:20 AM

I was thinking the Romans would call it XXX. That could be fun for a while but I think most in North America will end up calling it Twenty Ten, though Two Thousand and Ten or Two Thousand Ten would be more correct.

**Paul Henry** · 2nd January 10, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

I was thinking the Romans would call it XXX. That could be fun for a while but I think most in North America will end up calling it Twenty Ten, though Two Thousand and Ten or Two Thousand Ten would be more correct.

MMX perhaps...