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Friday Poll: How Do You Pronounce 2010?
This week's poll question may be a minor point, but it's a question that's been on my mind since the beginning of the year, and that is:
How do you pronounce 2010? "Twenty-ten" or "Two thousand ten"?
How are your newscasters and DJ's pronouncing it?
Hoping to reach some sort of a consensus here. . . .
Thanks in advance for your replies!
How do you pronounce 2010? "Twenty-ten" or "Two thousand ten"?
How are your newscasters and DJ's pronouncing it?
Hoping to reach some sort of a consensus here. . . .
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by David Neely on -
We're from the Roman Numeral camp and we asked the same question the other day. Is it M-M-X or Double M-X?
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Schwartz on -
LOL . . . so what was the consensus on that one? :-)
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Permalink Reply by David Neely on
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We went with double m x as it sounded more 21st century.
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Permalink Reply by Daryl P. McIntire on -
Twenty-ten...12 years ago we we all saying nineteen ninety eight...correct? We were not saying One thousand nine hundred and ninety eight! Problem is...we just came from the decade of 00-09 to say Twenty 0'nine or Twenty 0'five sounded like the year was of Irish ancestry. It makes perfect sense to me and our team to say "Twenty-ten"
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Permalink Reply by Dan Lindquist on -
You're right, twenty O nine sounds like the time is 8:40. I say twenty-ten. I hope everybody on RSC has a Perfect '10!
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Permalink Reply by Bryant Sandburg on -
I hear "twenty-ten" far more often than "two thousand ten."
My bet is "twenty-ten" wins. It's shorter, easier for Americans.
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Permalink Reply by Van Coker on -
20-10 only makes sense. However, I hear many more, including network news people, saying "Two thousand ten."
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Permalink Reply by Melissa Hughes on -
I've been saying Twenty-Ten :) I hope I"m not alone lol
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Permalink Reply by Chris Rolando on -
Well for the past 100 years or so, we were in the 1900's, and we said 19-65... 19-72 etc. Therefore for us it is 20-10, 20-11 etc.
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Permalink Reply by theRadio.biz on -
I prefer "Twenty-ten." I just think it flows better.
But the one thing that I was desperately hoping for was that people would drop the "and" now that we are into 2010, but I've already heard people saying, "Two Thousand AND Ten."
Sorry, pet peeve of mine. Please drop the "AND!"
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Schwartz on
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Pet peeve of mine, too! :-)
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