2010: Will You Be Saying Two Thousand Ten or Twenty Ten?
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2010: Two Thousand Ten or Twenty Ten?
Anyone exposed to television or radio commercials knows there doesn't seem to be a concensus among them, though many of us have been conditioned by what we hear. Canadians and sports fans who are ramping up for the Winter Olympics have been hearing "twenty ten" for months now. I must be listening to a lot of car commercials lately, because "two thousand ten" sounds more familiar to me.
Which do you like better ... two thousand ten, twenty ten, something else? Share your preferences below.
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TWO THOUSAND TEN OR TWENTY TEN?
PRONOUNCING 2010
A Few Facts Courtesy of Wikipedia
Among experts and the general public, there is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century should be pronounced in English. Although the majority of English-speakers say "two thousand X" for years of the current decade, in theory this could mean any year up to 2999.One article suggests that since, for example, former years such as 1805 and 1905 were commonly pronounced as "eighteen oh-five" and "nineteen oh-five," the year 2005 should naturally be pronounced as "twenty oh-five," and that majority usage of "two thousand (and) X" is a result of influences from the Y2K hype, as well as the way "2001" was pronounced in the influential 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
According to a recent press release, David Crystal, author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, has predicted that the change of pronunciation to "twenty X" will occur in 2011, as "twenty eleven," explaining that the way people pronounce years depends on rhythm, rather than logic. Crystal claims that the rhythm or "flow" of "two thousand and ten," beats that of "twenty ten," but the flow of "twenty eleven" beats "two thousand and eleven."
Lexus Says Two Thousand Ten
It has a natural-sounding importance to it, which is appropriate when you're selling $60,000 luxury vehicles.
Jon Pearce, Team One Advertising
TWENTY TEN ... THE MOVIE?
I Don't Think So!
2010: The Year We Make Contact
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IT'S TWO THOUSAND TEN
Here are Links to Prove the Case!
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2010 = Twenty Ten or Two Thousand Ten? - Yahoo! Answers
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The New York Times
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2010: Odyssey Two - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2010: Odyssey Two is a best-selling science fictio more...1 point
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IGN Boards
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Two Thousand Ten Bartender's Apron
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Vancouver 2010
The Vancouver Winter Olympics are being officially referred to as "the twenty-ten Olympics."
Vancouver Winter Olympics
February 12-28, 2010
IT'S TWENTY TEN...
Everyone knows it, and these links prove why!
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Two-thousand-ten or twenty-ten?
When you think or speak about the years from 2010 more...2 points
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The Living Room Times
Is it "two-thousand ten," or "twent more...1 point
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2010 Vancouver Olympic Games Medals Results Schedule Sports : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics
Official source of Olympic Games tickets, merchand more...1 point
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Welcome to Twenty-Ten!
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PASSION::TWENTY TEN
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TWO THOUSAND TEN OR TWENTY TEN?
How do you plan on saying 2010?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand by2010 = Two Thousand Ten!
fatma kaplan says:
I don't know why but tho thousand ten sounds better.
Posted March 12, 2011
LauraMarie says:
Two Thousand Ten. Twenty Ten does sound cooler but it just isnt right
Posted January 08, 2011
dukethepcdr says:
Since the year is almost over, I'd say that I mostly heard it said two thousand ten. Hardly anyone said twenty ten. Now, the question is, will we say twenty eleven or two thousand eleven? My money is on twenty eleven since eleven has so many syllables in it, it would make two thousand eleven a tongue twister.
Posted December 25, 2010
Henk says:
I say two thousand ten, both in Dutch (tweeduizendtien) and English.
Posted October 20, 2010
MaraiyaStorm says:
I say 2010, still not use to that! But I think it sounds good that way!
Posted January 13, 2010
roysumit says:
Two Thousand Ten sounds better to me. Twenty Ten may sound catchy and trendy but it;s for "4 u" people.
Posted January 10, 2010
newbizmau says:
I'm leaning toward two thousand ten, although I must admit I've caught myself using them interchangeably.
Posted January 10, 2010
JustBon-Crochet-Designs says:
Somehow two thousand ten sounds better to me :)
Posted December 26, 2009
Gordon_Hamilton says:
Two thousand and ten, I think - but I have no idea why. It just sounds better to me, for some unknown reason.
Posted December 25, 2009
lisadh says:
Good question! I hadn't even thought of calling it twenty-ten, so I think I'll probably stick with the old "two thousand x" naming convention.
Posted December 13, 2009
Sylvestermouse says:
I realize what becomes popular will dictate what I actually say, but right now I am opting for two thousand ten Twenty Ten sounds like a glasses prescription to me.
Posted December 06, 2009
spirituality says:
I'm not native USA enough to ever think of saying 20-10. So I'll be saying (when I speak the word aloud in English at all) two thousand ten.
Posted December 06, 2009
2010 = Twenty Ten!
EndyMulio says:
English is my second language in Indonesia, and every student here is taught to spell it twenty ten.
Posted January 22, 2011
arshia says:
twenty ten is better n cooler.......it sound nice...n also slips off the tongue fast........!
Posted January 22, 2011
Tipi says:
I guess I'm cool with 2010 no matter how it's said but I really like aj and will go stand next to him. Gosh, should have come here earlier to plan ahead, lol!
Posted November 05, 2010
Jim says:
Twenty Ten... It's those damn movies 2001 and 2010 that goofed up all of our social norms when pronouncing years ~ in comparison to previous centuries.
Posted July 03, 2010
Aguadiablo says:
It's twenty ten, just like we used to say ninteen sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety.
Posted January 25, 2010
BrandyT says:
Twenty Ten... It's faster to say. Even though I really just want to say 10.
Posted January 22, 2010
DHEERU says:
Twenty ten,People Don,t Have Time For Themself So Why One Should Waste HIs Time By Saying "Two Thousand Ten" I Like Saying 'K-10' Or '
'10-k'
Posted January 14, 2010
MarkMooney says:
Twenty TEN! like most people on this side of the fence it is easier to say.
Posted January 03, 2010
_Joan_ says:
2010 is the year for transitioning from "two thousand" to "twenty". When we're comparing this year to years from 2000 to 2009, we will probably say "two-thousand-ten" as in "Our sales were down in two-thousand-nine, but we are expecting increases starting in the first quarter of two-thousand-ten". But when we look toward the future we'll want to say "twenty" as in "If the Democrats hold their majorities in the twenty-ten congressional elections, these are the issues they will most likely address between now and the twenty-twelve presidential election."
But now is the time to lay the groundwork for the rest of the century. We don't want to be saying "two-thousand" for the next 90 years.
Posted January 01, 2010
flowergardener says:
Hadn't really thought about it until now. I HAD been pronouncing the previous year as 'two thousand nine'; but I think I'll probably start 2010 by saying 'twenty ten'.
Posted December 31, 2009
spirituality says:
Early 19th century they said 'the year 10', meaning 1810 :)
Posted December 30, 2009
todtwentyten says:
My name says it all!
Posted December 27, 2009
dgold says:
Twenty-Ten. I've been saying 'twenty' since 2001 (twenty-oh-one). Why? Because after 19 its 20, not 2,000.
Posted December 23, 2009
scss says:
Definitely twenty ten as that just flows well and makes sense when you speak it
Posted December 19, 2009
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THANKS FOR VISITING
Have a Happy New Year, However You Say It!
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LauraMarie Jan 8, 2011 @ 1:59 pm | delete
- Nice lens!!
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Tipi
Nov 5, 2010 @ 11:22 pm | delete
- Will you be asking about 2011? I'll have to prepare my answer! Hugs!
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mcochs
Oct 5, 2010 @ 12:37 pm | delete
- Interesting lens.
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ajgodinho Sep 14, 2010 @ 12:53 am | delete
- Hope twenty-ten has been a good year for you. I can't believe how fast it's flying by. Soon it will be Christmas and we'll be ringing in the New Year! :)
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BrianS
Apr 28, 2010 @ 4:12 am | delete
- I really like twenty ten much snappier and to the point, life is busy in the 21st century and if you add up all the times you say twenty ten then you are bound to save a bit of time :-). Great topic.
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