How to pronounce “2010″
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010For word wizards and the general public alike, the issue of pronunciation has reached feverish levels ever since the new year crept up on us all. How in the heck are we supposed to pronounce “2010″? Is it “two thousand, ten”? Or “two thousand and ten”? Or “twenty-ten”?
If you’re regular readers of Bloody Well Write, you already know my propensity toward anything AP Stylebook-recommended. This is no exception.
Happy twenty-ten to you and yours (photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/neldiogo/2775775175)
Via Twitter, the AP Stylebook has recommended it thus:
Attn. @…, @… and the others who’ve asked:
AP is pronouncing 2010 as “twenty-ten.”
Twenty-ten. There you have it. Happy new year, indeed.
Happy trails!
SAK
