Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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stephen2

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January 27, 2017

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Twenty-ten vs Two thousand-ten

  • January 27, 2017, 7:09pm

you're not the only one.
it grinds my gears everytime i hear someone say two thousand seventeen, or sixteen or fifteen.
did they say fourteen hundred and ten in 1410? no, they said fourteen ten.
2001-2009 is fine as two thousand nine, anyone that thinks it should be pronounced twenty O nine doesn't get it at all.