Poll: how do you pronounce 2010

[2xDouble]

Most often I use the common shorthand "twenty-ten"; three syllables, nice and quick.

Sometimes I use the mathematically correct "two-thousand-ten". "Two-thousand and ten" mathematically implies the year is 2000.1 or $2000.10, which is silly.

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That's just stupid. In no way does "two thousand and ten" imply 2000.1

That would be two thousand point ten.

Two thousand ten doesn't actually mean anything, in the same way that four million one hundred six doesn't. You'd say four million, one hundred and six, and you should say two thousand and ten. Or twenty ten, because that's how almost every other year's name works.

Just because that's how "people" say it, doesn't make it correct. Math is math. (notice I said "mathematically" and not "grammatically"). This must be why people hate math...

EDIT: let me give you another example. the number 1998. you would either say nineteen ninety-eight or one thousand, nine hundred ninety-eight. you do not say one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-eight. you do not say one thousand nine hundred ninety and eight... it doesn't make sense to add an "and" just because there are zeros in between the "important" numbers.

 

[AngryMongoose]

Depends how lazy I'm feeling, but usually twothousandandten. I won't use twenty- exclusively 'til twentytwenty.
Speaking of, how will people here be refering to the 2020ies and 1920ies.

I say two-thousand ten, not two-thousand and ten. That's because it is not two numbers. 20-10 is not a year.

Is that an American thing? Because over here we'd pronounce the numer "2010" as "Two-thousand-and-ten". Like say, "One hundred and five".

Speaking of, how will people here be refering to the 2020ies and 1920ies.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Twenty-Ten. Saying Two thousand-ten is a mouthful.

 

[Tossth Esalad]

totusindogti (toe-toosin-aw-tea) or two-thousand-and-ten if you'd prefer me speaking English.

This.

To complicate it even more, 1999 would be: nittenhundredeognioghalvfems...

 

[Redingold]

Most often I use the common shorthand "twenty-ten"; three syllables, nice and quick.

Sometimes I use the mathematically correct "two-thousand-ten". "Two-thousand and ten" mathematically implies the year is 2000.1 or $2000.10, which is silly.

Unrelated EDIT: yay, over 500 posts!

That's just stupid. In no way does "two thousand and ten" imply 2000.1

That would be two thousand point ten.

Two thousand ten doesn't actually mean anything, in the same way that four million one hundred six doesn't. You'd say four million, one hundred and six, and you should say two thousand and ten. Or twenty ten, because that's how almost every other year's name works.

Just because that's how "people" say it, doesn't make it correct. Math is math. (notice I said "mathematically" and not "grammatically"). This must be why people hate math...

EDIT: let me give you another example. the number 1998. you would either say nineteen ninety-eight or one thousand, nine hundred ninety-eight. you do not say one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-eight. you do not say one thousand nine hundred ninety and eight... it doesn't make sense to add an "and" just because there are zeros in between the "important" numbers.

Of course it makes sense to say "and" there. That's how numbers have always worked. I would say one thousand, nine hundred and ninety eight, and so would everyone I know. Oh, and don't you ever try to claim that I hate maths.

 

[PureChaos]

i did this AGES ago.

anyway, i still call is two thousand and ten

 

[Je Suis Ubermonkey]

Most often I use the common shorthand "twenty-ten"; three syllables, nice and quick.

Sometimes I use the mathematically correct "two-thousand-ten". "Two-thousand and ten" mathematically implies the year is 2000.1 or $2000.10, which is silly.

Unrelated EDIT: yay, over 500 posts!

That's just stupid. In no way does "two thousand and ten" imply 2000.1

That would be two thousand point ten.

Two thousand ten doesn't actually mean anything, in the same way that four million one hundred six doesn't. You'd say four million, one hundred and six, and you should say two thousand and ten. Or twenty ten, because that's how almost every other year's name works.

Just because that's how "people" say it, doesn't make it correct. Math is math. (notice I said "mathematically" and not "grammatically"). This must be why people hate math...

EDIT: let me give you another example. the number 1998. you would either say nineteen ninety-eight or one thousand, nine hundred ninety-eight. you do not say one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-eight. you do not say one thousand nine hundred ninety and eight... it doesn't make sense to add an "and" just because there are zeros in between the "important" numbers.

The correct way to say 1998 would be one-thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight, not ninety and eight. The zeros have nothing to do with it. If you're going to respond to someone, research what you're talking about first so you can give proper examples.

On top of that, the American ways of saying things are "just how people say it", so by your own argument what you say has no claim to being correct.


One more thing. How does two thousand and ten imply 2000.1? Surely 'and' in this context has the same meaning as 'add', so two thousand and ten is 2000 + 10, which is 2010.

And for the record, I love maths. And from his response, most people would say so does Redingold.

 

[2xDouble]

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The correct way to say 1998 would be one-thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight, not ninety and eight. The zeros have nothing to do with it. If you're going to respond to someone, research what you're talking about first so you can give proper examples.

On top of that, the American ways of saying things are "just how people say it", so by your own argument what you say has no claim to being correct.


One more thing. How does two thousand and ten imply 2000.1? Surely 'and' in this context has the same meaning as 'add', so two thousand and ten is 2000 + 10, which is 2010.

And for the record, I love maths. And from his response, most people would say so does Redingold.

You don't really want me to explain it. Nor should I explain why it is inappropriate to pluralize an abbreviation of an already plural term (maths = mathematicses? nevermind). You know what you've been taught and I know what I've been taught. Can we all just love the field? or do we have to divide into chemist/physicist/mathematician/engineer factions again and have another fake war?
(Side note: actually, that sounds kind of fun if we can keep it light.)

Besides, *immature comment incoming* HE started it.

Now I'm ending it. I'm sorry you "had" to get involved.

 

[CouchCommando]

Two thousand and ten, and every one here says nineteen hundred and ten as well. But I'd guess its probably a generational thing as I don't know that many teens or young 20 somethings.