2010

"So how would you pronounce 1010, say in the sentence 'The Đại Việt era began in 1010 CE?"

Frankly, I'd be more concerned with how to pronounce Đại Việt.

Fine. What I was wondering was whether you would say ten ten or one thousand (and) ten for 1010.

I think the world is stubbornly determined to ignore notional "systems" and go with what feels right.

However, we often get dictated to by the broadcast media on these matters, so if influential newsreaders, DJs, chat-show and game-show presenters start saying "twenty ten", then experience suggests it will catch on

It all depends, doesn't it.

Hangin' out with the guys at the local bar and grill, I'd probably slum it and say ten-ten.

But appearing before C.J. Roberts & Co., I'd go formal with the year one-thousand-ten.

So now answer my question: how do you+ pronounce +Đại Việt?

I'd probably say Die Vyet. No idea how a Vietnamese would do it.

twenty - ten. Or, perhaps to be honest I will be saying "two thousand and ten" but eventually start saying "twenty". I'm a bit of a lemming, I will just follow the pack.

The comment amount sports events has me pondering it though. I tend to agree with that and I can't quite work out why...perhaps it sounds snappier? Not sure.

There is not an unusual number of sports events coming up, is there? The ones that orangutan mentions all happen on a regular basis.

I imagine, at least where I live, twenty-ten will catch on. It's easier to say and people tend to speak in a lazy manner around here.

Yes, Myanmarbound, you do need to find another job. Your boss is a dweeb.

Funnily enough, despite the Australian penchant for abbreviating just about everything, we still seem to be saying 'two thousand and ten'. I think we need a popular TV show to appear called 'Twenty Ten' or something like that, and it will all change in an instant.

In England, when the London Olympics are being discussed, they normally seem to be referred to as the twenty-twelve Olympics much more than as the two thousand and twelve olympics. So I'm guessing by 2012 we'll be saying it that way, although that's still not much of a useful guide for what we'll be saying in 2010 and 2011