shutterstock.comI am just taking a quick survey. I am confused about how people are saying the new year when they do calendar with the children.
Last year we said--two thousand nine. To keep the flow I continued the new year, saying--two thousand ten.
Now I am hearing we should be saying--twenty ten.
I don 't know if it's silly to be stressing out about this, but I thought I would look for input from the Greats out there.
Thanks.
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According to the Associated Press Stylebook, it should be pronounced twenty-ten. I got that in a tweet a couple of weeks ago. Love your blog!
I say two thousnd ten. I say its less confusing for the little ones. :) Btw... Awesome blog. :)
We say 2 thousand ten at ABC Jesus Loves Me! I don't know why we wouldn't say it as a real number, personally.
I still go with two thousand and ten. If I were counting up to 2010 - I wouldn't all of the sudden want to change my number to twenty - o - one, twenty - o - two... So I guess this is why I still go with the long version.
Can you teach it both ways?
I say two thousand ten, but now that you mention it, in the 1900s we said 19 - 95, not one thousand nine hundred ninety five. Hmmmmmm.. Good thought to bring up!
I've been saying "2 thousand 10," but I think history is on the side of "Twenty ten," because it's one less syllable. Language always seems to trend toward efficiency.
I was going to say the same as J.Nalley. And for the record, I have yet to hear anyone say twenty ten. I think a few people are trying to convince the rest of us to change.
Wow! lots of really good points. I am teaching my preschool classes "two thousand and ten". I think it is easier for them as they learn place value and large numbers. We didn't say "twenty, nine". Hmm it is an interesting question.
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