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Friday Poll: How Do You Pronounce 2010?

  • RSC Administrator
    • 1373 posts
    January 14, 2010 9:46 PM PST
    This week's poll question may be a minor point, but it's a question that's been on my mind since the beginning of the year, and that is: How do you pronounce 2010? "Twenty-ten" or "Two thousand ten"? How are your newscasters and DJ's pronouncing it? Hoping to reach some sort of a consensus here. . . . Thanks in advance for your replies!
  • Alan Rock
    • 19 posts
    January 15, 2010 12:59 AM PST
    20-10, not 2010

    Alan Rock
    Orlando, FL
  • David Neely
    • 58 posts
    January 15, 2010 3:19 AM PST
    We're from the Roman Numeral camp and we asked the same question the other day. Is it M-M-X or Double M-X?
  • Daryl P. McIntire
    • 20 posts
    January 15, 2010 4:42 AM PST
    Twenty-ten...12 years ago we we all saying nineteen ninety eight...correct? We were not saying One thousand nine hundred and ninety eight! Problem is...we just came from the decade of 00-09 to say Twenty 0'nine or Twenty 0'five sounded like the year was of Irish ancestry. It makes perfect sense to me and our team to say "Twenty-ten"
  • Bryant Sandburg
    • 7 posts
    January 15, 2010 5:43 AM PST
    I hear "twenty-ten" far more often than "two thousand ten."

    My bet is "twenty-ten" wins. It's shorter, easier for Americans.
  • Van Coker
    • 2 posts
    January 15, 2010 5:54 AM PST
    20-10 only makes sense. However, I hear many more, including network news people, saying "Two thousand ten."
  • Melissa Hughes
    • 3 posts
    January 15, 2010 7:02 AM PST
    I've been saying Twenty-TenI hope I"m not alone lol
  • Christopher rolando
    • 273 posts
    January 15, 2010 7:10 AM PST
    Well for the past 100 years or so, we were in the 1900's, and we said 19-65... 19-72 etc. Therefore for us it is 20-10, 20-11 etc.
  • theRadio.biz
    • 3 posts
    January 15, 2010 7:16 AM PST
    I prefer "Twenty-ten." I just think it flows better.

    But the one thing that I was desperately hoping for was that people would drop the "and" now that we are into 2010, but I've already heard people saying, "Two Thousand AND Ten."

    Sorry, pet peeve of mine. Please drop the "AND!"
  • Julie DeBoer
    • 21 posts
    January 15, 2010 7:20 AM PST
    20-10 to me!
  • Hal Widsten
    • 41 posts
    January 15, 2010 7:40 AM PST
    After a short discussion in a News Department meeting, we have decided to say "Twenty Ten."
  • Bill Horsch
    • 4 posts
    January 15, 2010 7:46 AM PST
    20-10 seems to be the easiest and most accepted.
    Bill
  • RSC Administrator
    • 1373 posts
    January 15, 2010 8:09 AM PST
    Pet peeve of mine, too! :-)
  • RSC Administrator
    • 1373 posts
    January 15, 2010 8:10 AM PST
    LOL . . . so what was the consensus on that one? :-)
  • RSC Administrator
    • 1373 posts
    January 15, 2010 8:21 AM PST
    Thank you all for your replies so far. It seems like the consensus is "Twenty-ten," and the explanations provided by Daryl McIntire and Chris Rolando as to why this would be the preferred pronunciation make sense . . . now I just have to stop saying, "Two thousand ten" and switch to "Twenty-ten"!
  • Don Collett
    • 37 posts
    January 15, 2010 8:54 AM PST
    "Twenty-ten". We don't say "Ninteen hundred and ten" or "One thousand, nine hundred and ten", so why say "Two thousand and ten"?
  • Lisa Mollett
    • 13 posts
    January 15, 2010 9:29 AM PST
    Twenty-ten of course!!!
  • Sheila Jensen
    • 14 posts
    January 15, 2010 10:52 AM PST
    Two Thousand Ten - as I am from England I have to have the "proper english"!!!!!!
  • Robyn Sullens
    • 3 posts
    January 15, 2010 7:07 PM PST
    I think if you are a DJ on a rock station you can say whatever you want!!! (I do sales and DJ.,..... on a rock stations) lol
    News casters are saying twenty ten in our stations
  • Richard Teimer
    • 7 posts
    January 15, 2010 8:48 PM PST
    Here at Time Capsule, our "answer" jingles are using 20-10, and we're reasonably sure that'll stick. I'm more concerned about how we'll handle the year 10115. Will it be "ten thousand one fifteen", "one-oh-one fifteen", or "one hundred one fifteen"? But that's a Friday Poll for another day. Or eon...
  • Dan Lindquist
    • 13 posts
    January 16, 2010 7:45 AM PST
    You're right, twenty O nine sounds like the time is 8:40. I say twenty-ten. I hope everybody on RSC has a Perfect '10!
  • RSC Administrator
    • 1373 posts
    January 16, 2010 3:09 PM PST
    That is certainly forward thinking. :-)
  • Wayne Warnecke
    • 2 posts
    January 19, 2010 8:14 AM PST
    20-10
  • David Neely
    • 58 posts
    January 20, 2010 3:44 AM PST
    We went with double m x as it sounded more 21st century.