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    How do you pronounce the year?

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    Post by Winters Thief Zero Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:11 pm

    I've heard multiple times before people pronounce 2013 (or any year 2010 and after) differently than I do...so I was wondering, how do you pronounce it? "Two thousand thirteen" or "twenty thirteen"?

    Personally I pronounce it like the former.
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    Post by Marowak Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:06 pm

    I've gotten used to saying twenty instead of two thousand, so when I hear people say two thousand thirteen, it sounds odd to me, but plenty of people say it both ways.
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    Post by Kyng Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:36 pm

    Usually the latter for 2010 and all subsequent years (so, "twenty-ten", "twenty-eleven" etc.)

    However, Jeremy Paxman is really awkward about this on University Challenge. When he asks the questions, he does that for the years 2001-09 too (so, for example, "twenty-oh-six" for 2006). I guess it's more consistent, but practically nobody else in the entire universe does that....
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    Post by Winters Thief Zero Mon Nov 25, 2013 3:24 pm

    ^ Lol that is a bit strange. I'm fairly certain that I haven't heard anybody pronounce it that way, but there has to be at least a few other people in the world who DO say it that way.
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    Post by queenzelda Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:57 pm

    I say 'twenty thirteen'. But it also depends on whom I'm speaking with too. xp
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    Post by Guest Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:22 pm

    I guess twenty-thirteen.

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