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How will you pronounce 2010?
When the new millennium hit the world, we were all confronted with a new way to pronounce the year. In the twentieth century, we were accustomed to the separation of the first two numbers from the last two. It was "nineteen ninety-four," not "one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four," for instance. With the 2000's, all went back to simply speaking the year as the number was read.
With the new decade's arrival, there has been a split in the correct way to pronounce the year. Is it "two thousand (and) ten" or "twenty ten?" With media, teachers, and even your friends saying the year differently, which way will stick with you? Will you say "twenty ten," or will you follow what has been for the last ten years and say "two thousand ten?" |
Personally, I'll use twenty ten, it rolls off the tongue easier.
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I say "two thousand and ten" I'm more use to it.
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Two thousand and ten~
And type it as 2010, I'll have to type two more numbers ;_____; |
I pronounce it as 2'o and ten. :)
2 ' o ' ten |
Definitely two thousand and ten.. saying twenty ten just sounds really odd as well as butchered in my opinion.. :/
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I'll probably take the easy route and say each number individually.
Two zero one zero. |
Twenty ten, most definitely. I don't even understand why the last ten years weren't said as twenty O [number].
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Two thousand and ten.I like saying "and" in the years.
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I'm leaning toward "twenty-ten".
I like how it sounds. But, I don't know if I'll stick to that convention for the whole decade. I like "two-thousand-and-eleven" more than "twenty-eleven" |
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I will pronounce it twenty ten it sounds cool.
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I guess Twenty-Ten. It's just easier to say.
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Even though I like the sound of "twenty ten" much better, all I've heard thus far is "two thousand-ten." Hate to be conformist and all, but I'm gonna go with what everyone else is saying - It'll just be easier that way. Seems people are just stuck in their ways and prefer to pronounce it that way for no real reason.
At least, that's how people are saying it around here. Has it been different for you all? |
"Twenty-ten".
It's just the more natural way to say it. |
I always pronounce it as "2 thousand and ten". Since it's sounds more official to me.
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According to the media here, it is pronounced as 'twenty-ten', so yeah it sounds cool and better. xD
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I did pronounce 2009 as "two thousand nine," but 2010 is "twenty ten" for me, I guess.
Probably because the graduating batch of my friend was named "twenty ten," so that's what I call it. |
I've been hearing 2010 as "twenty-ten" for most of the past decade, so that's what imma call it. Since it's similar to how I pronounce all the years prior to 2000.
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I'll probably say ten. lol.
The real problem I have is writing it. I bet I'll use 09 in all the dates I use for the next month. :( |
I'll say either one. I like to use "twenty ten" though, because it just sounds faster to say. XD;
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Ill pronounce it "Twothousand ten" Because im awesome like that.:D
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Two-thousand-and-ten.
I mean, twenty-ten might be easy to say, but what about twenty-eleven? Eh? |
With a small, simple smile
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"Oh ten" After 9 years of saying O in front of everything, it'll probably just be easier for me. XD;
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However it comes out of my mouth at the time. |
For me, two thousand and ten.
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Twenty-ten is probably the most easiest way to say.
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two thousand and ten, to break it up to-thou-sand-and-ten yup like that ^_^
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Twenty-ten.
I like the sound of it. |
I'll say both. Year after year of hearing different ways of saying years' names have made me lose consistency.
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I'll stick with two thousand and ten. I hate when people say twenty-ten. >:<
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Two thousand and ten is more familiar to me.
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I was thinking of using two thousand ten, but now I'll probably use twenty ten instead, since it's easier for me to say and because it's like how we pronounced the years before 2000.
But I'll probably use whichever comes to mind first since I was so used to pronouncing it like the former. |
I Say "2000 & Ten" I'm Just Used To It....^_^
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I personally prefer twenty-ten.
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Twenty Ten...
But 2KX sounds awesomer so yeah 2KX from now on :3 |
Two Thousand and Ten, I dont like shortening years at all.
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Probably twenty-ten. I mean, I don't even like how it sounds or anything, but since I talk more about the years before 2000, the consistency will be nice.
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Maybe o'ten
two thousand and ten. not twenty ten because I find twenty tounge twisting. @[email protected] |
I'll prolly do both Two-thousand and Ten and Twenty-Ten. Just whatever comes out of my mouth at the time.
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I would say "twenty-ten", because its easier and faster to say than "two-thousand and ten". |
I think I'll go with "two thousand ten."
For some reason it sounds better to me. |
It will be a mix, but "two thousand and ten" will be said more often :3
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If you want to pronounce it "two thousand and ten," then be prepared to pronounce 2011 as "two thousand and eleven." Ugh.
Twenty Ten. It sounds more futuristic imo. |
Two thousand ten. Screw the "and". Same way I said 2009.
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I always say Two-Thousand Ten. It's simple.
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I'm stuck in the "oh-one, oh-two, etc" habit. I've caught myself saying "oh-ten" already. I suppose that'll stick XD;
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I think "twenty ten" rolls off the tongue much easier than "oh ten" or "two thousand ten".
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I wish this were an actual poll because this has been bothering me so much for the last month. I constantly catch myself having an internal monologue that goes something like "Oh god, what am I going to call 2010? We've been saying two thousand and ____ for years, so should we continue like that? That'll get annoying in two thousand ninety nine. But what if twenty ten doesn't catch on?? It sounds kinda silly but it is much less of a mouthful."
And it honestly continues for a while. :( IT'S BUGGING ME. I've been saying both. Everyone I've polled about this (which is more people than I'd like to admit) says they're switching back and forth until society sticks with one. I think that's the best idea. Anyone know what they did in the early 1900s? Have we always said like... eighteen sixty-eight? Should we change that pattern because twenty-oh-nine sounds weird? Will that even sound weird years from now?? THIS KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT. |
Nineteen-oh-nine, nineteen-ten, nineteen-eleven, etc.
Unless you want to say twenty-oh-ten, the past doesn't help :p |
I will stick to saying two-thousand and ten. Saying twenty-ten sounds a bit weird. I know the media is saying it that way. And my parents said that is the right way to say it, but I really like saying it with the thousand. But it doesn't bother me if everyone is saying it the correct way.
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Most definitely twenty ten, it clicks better.
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Two thousand ten.
I always leave out the 'and' part, for that feels juvenile and unneeded to me for some reason. I hate twenty ten... Sounds like you can't count or speak numbers to me. |
Either two thousand and ten or twenty ten, probably both of them. :P
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'Two-thousand ten' for me. Saying 'twenty-ten' does sound slightly odd (to me, anyway). I think someone on CNN or something mentioned how we didn't say 'one-thousand nine-hundred ninety-eight' for 1998, and so on. But that would seem like a mouthful back then, so saying 'nineteen ninety-eight' worked. 'Two thousand ten' for 2010 doesn't seem like it takes that long to say, so that's what I'm going with.
In any case, Happy New Year 2010 everyone! :D |
In the year 10 when batman was no longer alive a new force arose from the caves...weird. Hmm i think it would be twenty ten.
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Twenty-ten for me. It's just easier to say, although some of the teens sound weird in that format.
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I've gotten used to pronouncing the years as numbers for the past 9 years, and I don't see why that should change. I'll keep saying "two thousand and ten". When the years get to something like 2025, 2050, 2070 (God-willing I'll live that long), I'll probably say "twenty twenty five" or something like that. Rolls off the tongue easier than "two thousand and twenty five", don't you think?
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I pronounce 2010 as "twenty-ten" - it just sounds better to me. Although, I'll probably change that as we get into 2013 because it doesn't sound as good. XD;
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i shall pronounce it twenty ten
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Two thousand and ten for me.
I'm not sure why but I just feel that it feels nicer to say than twenty ten.. |
This year I'm going to use Twenty-Ten. I don't know it just sounds different, that's why I'm saying it. ^_^ |
Two thousand and ten for me.
Although I have said it the other way, it was a mistake. =P |
I hate when people say Twenty-Ten, Twenty-Eleven, Twenty-Twelve and etc, but I'm starting to do that myself.
I want to say it Two thousand and ten. |
Every single person in my town in the middle of nowhere says two thousand and ten.
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I call it "Twenty-Ten" ~ Nick . |
Twenty-Ten, Two thousand and ten is too much effort.
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apart that it sounds weird I say 0 ten but most of the time it's Twenty-Ten
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In our country we say it as "Dalawampu't Sampu"...
That's filipino words... :D |
For me it's something along the lines of:
Two thousannnten. Or perhaps, if I'm feeling very lazy, two thousand ten. Two thousand and ten just feels like too much of a mouthful. I will say it in formal conversation, but otherwise I'll shorten it to the 'nn' sound instead of the clear 'and'. I just don't want to say 'twenty ten'. It doesn't sound like a year to me, it's more like a code or just a random two numbers. xX |
i pronounce it two thousand ten.
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Two-thousand-and-ten. It's gonna take me months to write "2010" on my papers...
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Twenty/Ten is the only correct way to pronounce it :3
Saying "Two Thousand Ten" is like saying 1999 as "Nineteen Hundred Ninety-Nine". Which was all know is ridiculousness, as its pronounced "Nineteen/Ninety-Nine" |
Twenty Ten all the way. Sounds better. :P
I'm gonna keep writing 2009 on all my papers... takes like a month for me to get used to used, probably more. :P |
I will pronounce it "Two thousand and ten" .. but I won't restrict it. It won't matter if I say "Twenty ten".
But I do think "Two thousand and ten" sounds better and easier to say for me. |
I will pronounce it as two thousand and ten.
Twenty Ten sounds kind of stupid to me. |
Twenty Tenn of course.
Well, honestly, who called 1999 "one thousand and nine hundred and nintynine years"? |
Twenty ten..
It sort of has a 'ting' to it.... |
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