Twenty-Ten or Two Thousand Ten?

**Dirka Skene** · 2nd January 10, 10:08 AM

Doesn't really matter to me either way. I'll be saying and writing 2009 until 2011.

**Pleater** · 2nd January 10, 10:57 AM

I was just asked how to write the year,

for my first cheque from someone with a broken machine I fixed and, without thinking, I said t'woh-ten. She had written 2100, but I don't think I'll be here to cash that one.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**Paul** · 2nd January 10, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Bob C.

A question for those who prefer "two-thousand-and-ten" - Was it "one-thousand-nine hundred and ninety-nine" eleven years ago?

Twenty-ten for me.

**Bruce Scott** · 2nd January 10, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Coinneach

Actually, yes, in many countries, for example, Spain and Mexico, it was mil novecientos noventa y nueve, or one thousand nine hundred ninety nine. Many languages do that. English allows it. And the "and" is unnecessary, I just call it two thousand ten.

It may be unnecessary but it is the custom in the UK and the Commonwealth - Spain and Mexico too, apparently

I'm for two thousand and ten.

**Mael Coluim** · 2nd January 10, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by Bob C.

A question for those who prefer "two-thousand-and-ten" - Was it "one-thousand-nine hundred and ninety-nine" eleven years ago?

Twenty-ten for me.

So, Bob did you say last year, "Twenty- nine"?

**jordanjm** · 2nd January 10, 08:13 PM

I voted other, because I use both interchangeably.

**Kilt_Like_Objects** · 2nd January 10, 09:32 PM

I think the most relevant issue here is that we already have a convention which we adapt to this problem.

If I had $1300, I might say I have "thirteen hundred dollars" or "one thousand, three hundred dollars".

If, though I had $2000, I could say "two thousand dollars" or "2 grand" but never would we say "twenty hundred dollars". That would be silly.

We do, once it gets to 2100, get our pattern back. So saying "twenty one hundred dollars" is only as fair as "two thousand one hundred dollars".

So twenty ten is just silly.

I've been shortening it to aught (x) for the last nine years but much like the others here doing the same, had very little luck with understanding from the general public.

**Lachlan09** · 3rd January 10, 03:39 AM

Two Thousand and Ten for me.

**robthehiker** · 3rd January 10, 09:28 AM

"Twenty ten". Conventions don't get carried from decade to decade. Witness the car companies referring to their 2010 models as "oh tens". Were they "nine ninety nines" in 1999? Do you think they they'll be "oh forty fours" in 2044?