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[sejpdw]

How do we read year '2125'?
1) Twenty-one and twenty- five
2) Two thousand and one hundred and twenty-five

[ab]

1) Twenty-one and twenty- five
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[flaps]

well, things are a bit confusing I think.

we say: " the hastings war took place in 1066 (ten-sixty six)"
how do we read 1005?

we are in 2005 (two thousand five ) now.
next year will be 2006 (two thousand six), then 2007 and so on.
so when we come to 2019, aren't we gonna say 'two thousand nineteen'?
then comes ' two thousand twenty'.
When do you think peple will start to say 'twenty twenty' 2020?
or will they?

[flaps]

I'd really appreciate if someone clears this problem

[walkabout]

For 1005 I would say �ten oh five�

The present trend of saying two thousand and something is probably ok until we try to say 2101. At this point to say �twenty one oh one� is much shorter and easier to say than �two thousand one hundred and one�. A Google search shows that �the year two thousand and twenty� is in more popular than "the year twenty twenty" but both are being used. My guess is that fashion will chose the shorter �twenty ten� when we reach that date.

[Kristea]

I agree with the post just above mine. I think we will be saying "twenty-one, twenty-five."

Just my opinion - Kristi
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[flaps]

well, we'll wait and see then. Thank you for your answers.