http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2010/01/06/how-to-pronounce-2010/ language + usage Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:36:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2010/01/06/how-to-pronounce-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-682 bloodywellwrite Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:13:36 +0000 http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/?p=780#comment-682 Good question; I wish I had definite answer. Although I have the newest AP Stylebook, my brief thumb-through hasn't turned up any mentions of the preferred pronunciation. However, I'm assuming (!) that they are choosing to pronounce 2010 as "twenty-ten" because it follows the typical pronunciation convention of years — splitting the large number into two numbers (e.g., 1967 is "nineteen sixty-seven" instead of "one thousand, nine hundred, sixty seven." Just my guess, but it follows convention, and that tends to be how the English language morphs. Good question; I wish I had definite answer. Although I have the newest AP Stylebook, my brief thumb-through hasn’t turned up any mentions of the preferred pronunciation. However, I’m assuming (!) that they are choosing to pronounce 2010 as “twenty-ten” because it follows the typical pronunciation convention of years — splitting the large number into two numbers (e.g., 1967 is “nineteen sixty-seven” instead of “one thousand, nine hundred, sixty seven.” Just my guess, but it follows convention, and that tends to be how the English language morphs.

]]> http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2010/01/06/how-to-pronounce-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-670 DensityDuck Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:58:46 +0000 http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/?p=780#comment-670 Does the AP stylebook cite a source, or is this just a quick poll of whoever was standing nearby? Does the AP stylebook cite a source, or is this just a quick poll of whoever was standing nearby?

]]> http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2010/01/06/how-to-pronounce-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Amy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:11:04 +0000 http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/?p=780#comment-360 Glad to hear it, because that is my preference! Happy New Year to you! Glad to hear it, because that is my preference! Happy New Year to you!

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