Poll: 2010 or 2010?

[Nouw]

If you say two thousand ten, then you MUST have been saying One thousand nine hundred ninety nine, in 1999.

Otherwise you are being terribly inconsistent.

Umm... wroong? You're supposed to do that? Or are you being sarcastic?

OT: Two thousand and Ten. I only start to believe it is this year when school starts. I'm in New Zealand you see.

 

[Ballistic Bum]

Twenty Ten

We used Nineteen ninety after all...

 

[Shenanigans176]

Twenty ten. 1999 was nineteen ninety nine so 2010 is twenty ten

 

[CJ1145]

Two Thousand Ten. There is no "and" involved here.

 

[Vrex360]

Twenty ten is how I say it, as it sounds science fictiony.

[sub]However I also may refer to it as 'another year where the human race is shown far more mercy than they deserve by being allowed to remain alive for just a little longer.... mark my words, your doom is coming![/sub]

 

[RanD00M]

Two thousand and ten.I just like it more.It's classier.

 

[dorm41baggins]

I'm pretty sure "twenty ten" is incorrect grammar (at least in America- I can't speak to other dialects around the world).

Two hundred years ago, people would have said "eighteen hundred and ten". As a shorthand, they eventually dropped the "hundred and" and just said "nineteen ten". So, really, saying "twenty ten" is like saying "twenty hundred and ten", but in English, "twenty hundred" is incorrect- when you have a round number like 2000, you're supposed to say "two thousand".

When we get to 2110, it will again become correct to say "twenty-one ten" as a short-hand for "twenty-one hundred and ten", but for this century, I suspect it's more accurate to say "two thousand ten".

All that aside- I for one will continue to prefer and use the much snappier "twenty ten" in my own conversations.

 

[Nwabudike Morgan]

I say twenty-ten because that's how they said it in a Bad Religion song, and I'm not going to argue with a guy who has a doctorate in evolutionary biology from Cornell and has had papers published.

 

[Pilot Bush]

i say 201 and zero

 

[sms_117b]

I swap between the two, like I always have, just to annoy people mostly.

 

[Scops]

My memory could be faulty, but in British English, wouldn't "two-thousand AND ten" be two-thousand and ten one-hundreths? (2000.10 or 2000,10 depending on where you live) I thought I heard that in elementary school.

Anyway, the argument of "that's what they said back in the day" is not effective, as language is dynamic, and changes over time. The word "sheriff" was originally a contraction of "shire reeve", but if you go around using the latter term, it is unlikely you will find someone who understands you. (Source: Wikipedia, so grain of salt and such)

I could go into the psychological function of language, but the short story is that when we reach the day when I can go outside, say to someone "kthxbai" (or however that sounds when spoken), and have them understand without explanation, then that phrase will successfully be integrated into the English language. Yes, that is unfortunate. Believe me, I know.

Regarding the issue at hand, all that means is whatever we choose to say is right! There, you're free! You don't have to argue about it anymore!

 

[chickenlord]

i say it "two thousand ten" not two thousand and ten...that sounds funny

 

[Twilight_guy]

twenty X X. Wait...

Two thousand ten is how I say it actually.

 

[Jedoro]

Looking for this? http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.164935#4322442

OT: Twenty ten cause it rolls off the tongue

 

[Deleted]

I'll say it again...

Round here, between Normandy and Western, we call it a little twenty ten ten!

 

[ANImaniac89]

Twenty ten just sounds better and more Sci-fi

 

[hazabaza1]

Two thousand ten.
The British way to say things.

 

[Beartrucci]

I say it as Two Thousand and Ten. Saying Twenty Ten just doesn't sound right to me.