So the new year is right around the corner (for West Coasters anyway) and, if you're like me, you've been mentally preparing yourself to replace the phrase "two-thousand nine" with "two-thousand ten," which would be a natural progression, right?
Well, not so fast! Apparently, we're being beseeched to use a different pronunciation: "twenty ten." There are several news articles advocating this and even a Facebook group with 593 members promoting it. I don't know why people are feeling the need to police other people's English, but I'm not gonna complain about it--this time. It's a new year AND a new decade! Celebrate good times, people. Come on!
Happy 2010!--however you choose to pronounce it!
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