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View Poll Results: “twenty” or “two-thousand and”?
Twenty 8 66.67%
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Two-thousand and 2 16.67%
Two-thousand and
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Both 2 16.67%
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Old 20-08-2025, 06:40 PM #1
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Default Do you say “20” or “two-thousand and […]”…

… when it comes to pronouncing years after 2009?
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I roll with “20”. “Two-thousand and” just sounds annoyingly clunky to me. Low-key irritant, even, but everyone’s different.
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twenty 25

but 2 thousand and 18
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I say Twenty.
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but 2 thousand and 18
Pretty much this
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I mainly say twenty ........
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I mainly say twenty ........
That’s the best way, IMO. “Two-thousand and” just sounds so wrong.
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i use whatever i feel like at the time
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Probably a bit of both.

Two thousand and - usually and you’re right it does sound weird and clunky!

“Twenty twenty five” to me sounds extremely American.
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I say TwoZeroTwoFive to be annoying.
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According to Ella Langley it's Twanty Twanty.

Listen to the 20 20 song, it's how she sings it lol.

Edit... Just to clarify, I like hearing people's accents come through on songs, it adds character.
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Saying 20.. something would probably be easier but i always say two thousand and whatever
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I roll with “20”. “Two-thousand and” just sounds annoyingly clunky to me. Low-key irritant, even, but everyone’s different.
I agree with this.

If someone said to me two thousand and twenty five, I’d be mildly irked. I don’t even know why, but it would just grate on me.
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I agree with this.

If someone said to me two thousand and twenty five, I’d be mildly irked. I don’t even know why, but it would just grate on me.
I know we don’t see eye-to-eye all the time but I absolutely agree with you.
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