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Welcome to 'twenty ten'

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January 1, 2010 11:22 pm
By Sheila Lennon

2010: 'Twenty ten' vs. 'two thousand ten'. San Francisco Chronicle:

How do you say "2010"?

Coming off of "two thousand nine," you'll probably say "two thousand ten." In fact, 4 out of 5 YouTube videos randomly reviewed by The Chronicle have people pronouncing it that way.

But you would be wrong, so wrong, according to the National Association of Good Grammar.

"NAGG has decided to step in and decree that (2010) should officially be pronounced 'twenty ten,' and all subsequent years should be pronounced as 'twenty eleven,' 'twenty twelve,' etc.," proclaims the association's news release.

They've got a point. How do you say "1910"?

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