When Do We Start The Transition To "Twenty-"...

[JaD]

I was thinking since 2009 is coming up, I'm pretty sure alot of us have been pronouncing the year "two thousand nine" or "two thousand & nine".

When do we make that change to start naming the years that have that certain ring to it like we have flying cars and teleportation?

For whatever reason, I think after the year 2012 (yeah, the year the world will end .) we'll be hearing "twenty-thirteen" "twenty-sixteen" etc. It just has that ring to it.

 

[Ronny Shade]

I want to know what to call this decade.

"The Oh Ohs?" lame

 

[Wesley Dodds]

I want to know what to call this decade.

"The Oh Ohs?" lame

"The Oh Ohs" is a fantastic name compared to "the noughties" which ive been seeing and hearing everywhere for the last eight years.
The Double Zeros?

 

[Drizzle]

I want to know what to call this decade.

"The Oh Ohs?" lame

The double-oh's

 

[Kevin]

Twenty-ten is when I'll start.

 

[Kevin]

I want to know what to call this decade.

"The Oh Ohs?" lame

It'll be, "The twenty-hundreds." Followed by, "The twenty-tens, the twenty-twenties" and so on.

 

[Nirvana]

I like the Double Os.

 

[JaD]

It'll be, "The twenty-hundreds." Followed by, "The twenty-tens, the twenty-twenties" and so on.

That makes sense.

I know years like 2013 (two-thousand thirteen) would be a mouthful, would'nt be surprised of hearing (twenty thirteen) during that time

 

[Ronny Shade]

It'll be, "The twenty-hundreds." Followed by, "The twenty-tens, the twenty-twenties" and so on.

That's lame too

 

[Pulp]

I guess the simplest method is see how writers and authors described years like 1902, 1907 and 1910. I think they used "Nineteen Hundred And -" till 1910, when it became "Nineteen Ten".

 

[The Original Bamfer]

I like the Double Os.

Double O's?
"O" reminds me of Oreos...
Double Oreos?
Double Stuf Oreos!
Double Stuf... Hmmm...
THE DOUBLE STUF DECADE!

Yes! it's genius!

 

[Ronny Shade]

Double O's?
"O" reminds me of Oreos...
Double Oreos?
Double Stuf Oreos!
Double Stuf... Hmmm...
THE DOUBLE STUF DECADE!

Yes! it's genius!

 

[The Original Bamfer]

Don't give me that face... sure, it makes no sense. None whatsoever. But... ugh, it's been a long day.

 

[Kevin]

Twenty-o-nine

 

[The Original Bamfer]

It'll definitely start with "Twenty-Ten", I think. You know, when the Double Stuf Decade ends.

 

[The Spawn]

2010....pretty obvious.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

For whatever reason, I think after the year 2012 (yeah, the year the world will end .)

 

[Captain Planet!]

I don't like the whole "Twenty-Ten" thing. Doesn't sound right.

 

[Danalys]

i'd wait till 2020 to make the change. i think that feeds into humans desire for coincidental comencement well.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Good thread JaD. I dunno what i'll call em. Maybe O ten, O eleven, O twelve? Na that sounds crap. Errrr....... yea probably just twenty ten and so on.

 

[Obi-Ron]

I guess the simplest method is see how writers and authors described years like 1902, 1907 and 1910. I think they used "Nineteen Hundred And -" till 1910, when it became "Nineteen Ten".

They used the same thing I do - "Aught" for zero, meaning next year will be aught-nine, etc. It's an expression I've used since back in aught-two.

 

[Watson]

The Osies

 

[Lobo]

Twenty ten is when it will start

 

[November Rain]

2010

and this decade is referred to as the noughties in the media

 

[Immortalfire]

Twenty fifteen...because of Back To The Future II