OT - my own stupid little survey...

If I'd posed this question several years ago people that know me would
be asking, "What have YOU been smoking?" Now that I no longer smoke
ANYTHING I can say I came up with this questions all by myself, with
no artifical inspiration. :-)

Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
way to say what the current year is. Some say this year is "two
thousand eight." Others say, "Twenty oh eight." Two years from now
it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."

How do you say it? I say "two thousand eight."

--
BessieBee
"Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?"

On May 22, 9:38*pm, BessieBee <Bessie...@fakeaddress.com> wrote:
> If I'd posed this question several years ago people that know me would
> be asking, "What have YOU been smoking?" *Now that I no longer smoke
> ANYTHING I can say I came up with this questions all by myself, with
> no artifical inspiration. *:-)
>
> Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
> way to say what the current year is. *Some say this year is "two
> thousand eight." *Others say, "Twenty oh eight." *Two years from now
> it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
> How do you say it? *I say "two thousand eight."
>
> --
> BessieBee
> "Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?"

Two thousand eight for me also.
Pam

On May 22, 9:38*pm, BessieBee <Bessie...@fakeaddress.com> wrote:
> If I'd posed this question several years ago people that know me would
> be asking, "What have YOU been smoking?" *Now that I no longer smoke
> ANYTHING I can say I came up with this questions all by myself, with
> no artifical inspiration. *:-)
>
> Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
> way to say what the current year is. *Some say this year is "two
> thousand eight." *Others say, "Twenty oh eight." *Two years from now
> it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
> How do you say it? *I say "two thousand eight."
>
> --
> BessieBee
> "Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?"

I say 2 double Oh 8 but can't see me saying 2 Oh 10 in two years time,
so then I'd probably go for twenty ten - you seem to have an
interesting fascination with numbers )

Karen

One month, three weeks, one day, 4 hours, 45 minutes and 59 seconds.
1063 cigarettes not smoked, saving $425.58. Life saved: 3 days, 16
hours, 35 minutes.

BessieBee wrote:
> If I'd posed this question several years ago people that know me would
> be asking, "What have YOU been smoking?" Now that I no longer smoke
> ANYTHING I can say I came up with this questions all by myself, with
> no artifical inspiration. :-)
>
> Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
> way to say what the current year is. Some say this year is "two
> thousand eight." Others say, "Twenty oh eight." Two years from now
> it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
> How do you say it? I say "two thousand eight."


in the year twenty five twenty five, if man were still alive.........

Mashmakan

Two thousand eight here.

Anita.

Two weeks, six days, 5 hours, 11 minutes and 28 seconds. 808 cigarettes not
smoked, saving $339.63. Life saved: 2 days, 19 hours, 20 minutes.

"BessieBee" <BessieBee@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
news:ql7c34hgepr1qe94s30a23kloug8f7l4d4@4ax.com...
>
> If I'd posed this question several years ago people that know me would
> be asking, "What have YOU been smoking?" Now that I no longer smoke
> ANYTHING I can say I came up with this questions all by myself, with
> no artifical inspiration. :-)
>
> Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
> way to say what the current year is. Some say this year is "two
> thousand eight." Others say, "Twenty oh eight." Two years from now
> it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
> How do you say it? I say "two thousand eight."
>
> --
> BessieBee
> "Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?"

Instead of taking 16 puffs of smoke, BessieBee spoketh upon us:

>Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
>way to say what the current year is. Some say this year is "two
>thousand eight." Others say, "Twenty oh eight." Two years from now
>it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
>How do you say it? I say "two thousand eight."

Usually two thousand eight but sometimes we say just "the 3rd" or "the
7th" year.

--
Tihomir 11M3W, Knin, HR 44°N 16°E
http://www.quitbuddies.org

"Farming looks easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from a cornfield." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

"BessieBee" <BessieBee@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> How do you say it? I say "two thousand eight."
>
Generally over this side of the pond where we speak English we add an "and"
so we say "two thousand and eight" but we wont in two thousand and ten!

Bill

BessieBee <BessieBee@fakeaddress.com> wrote in
news:ql7c34hgepr1qe94s30a23kloug8f7l4d4@4ax.com:

>

> Two years from nowit will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>

Followed by Two Thousand Onety-One ???

.....and its Two Thousand Oh Eight (just as it was Nineteen Oh Eight
a hundred years ago).

Wayne

Sometimes it is just plain " Oh-Eight" most often though it is " Two
Thousand And Eight" for me. I do not use the " Twenty Oh-Eight" version at
all.
I have know some who have used a more technical variety of the beast when
they write " 2K+8"
For me it is simplicity I favor, at the end of the day so " Oh-Eight" works
best for me.

On May 23, 7:37*am, Wayne <nospamloansarran...@cox.net> wrote:
> BessieBee <Bessie...@fakeaddress.com> wrote innews:ql7c34hgepr1qe94s30a23kloug8f7l4d4@4ax.com:
>
>
>
> > *Two years from nowit will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
> Followed by Two Thousand Onety-One ???
>
> ....and its Two Thousand Oh Eight (just as it was Nineteen Oh Eight
> a hundred years ago).
>
> Wayne

That is a fascinating observation. You are so right!

PS I'm on the two thousand eight (no 'and') team.

On Fri, 23 May 2008 08:32:19 +0100, "Bill" <co10@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"BessieBee" <BessieBee@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
>news:ql7c34hgepr1qe94s30a23kloug8f7l4d4@4ax.com.. .
>>
>>
>> How do you say it? I say "two thousand eight."
>>
>Generally over this side of the pond where we speak English we add an "and"
>so we say "two thousand and eight" but we wont in two thousand and ten!

Oh, good. Does this mean I'm civilised? <----I can even spell
civilised in a civilised way.
Sue

>
>Bill
>

On Fri, 23 May 2008 01:38:58 GMT, BessieBee
<BessieBee@fakeaddress.com> wrote:

>
>If I'd posed this question several years ago people that know me would
>be asking, "What have YOU been smoking?" Now that I no longer smoke
>ANYTHING I can say I came up with this questions all by myself, with
>no artifical inspiration. :-)
>
>Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
>way to say what the current year is. Some say this year is "two
>thousand eight." Others say, "Twenty oh eight." Two years from now
>it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
>How do you say it? I say "two thousand eight."

Being wordy as usual I say "two thousand *and* eight".
Sue

On May 22, 10:47*pm, Karen <sendka...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On May 22, 9:38*pm, BessieBee <Bessie...@fakeaddress.com> wrote:
>
> > If I'd posed this question several years ago people that know me would
> > be asking, "What have YOU been smoking?" *Now that I no longer smoke
> > ANYTHING I can say I came up with this questions all by myself, with
> > no artifical inspiration. *:-)
>
> > Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
> > way to say what the current year is. *Some say this year is "two
> > thousand eight." *Others say, "Twenty oh eight." *Two years from now
> > it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
> > How do you say it? *I say "two thousand eight."
>
> > --
> > BessieBee
> > "Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?"
>
> I say 2 double Oh 8 but can't see me saying 2 Oh 10 in two years time,
> so then I'd probably go for twenty ten - you seem to have an
> interesting fascination with numbers )
>
> Karen
>
> One month, three weeks, one day, 4 hours, 45 minutes and 59 seconds.
> 1063 cigarettes not smoked, saving $425.58. Life saved: 3 days, 16
> hours, 35 minutes.

Now that is fascinating too! You say "two double O eight" ? I have
never heard that before.

I'm with you. Two thousand eight.

Stephanie wrote:
> On May 23, 7:37 am, Wayne <nospamloansarran...@cox.net> wrote:
>> BessieBee <Bessie...@fakeaddress.com> wrote innews:ql7c34hgepr1qe94s30a23kloug8f7l4d4@4ax.com:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Two years from nowit will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>> Followed by Two Thousand Onety-One ???
>>
>> ....and its Two Thousand Oh Eight (just as it was Nineteen Oh Eight
>> a hundred years ago).
>>
>> Wayne
>
> That is a fascinating observation. You are so right!
>
> PS I'm on the two thousand eight (no 'and') team.


Yes, "two thousand eight" here, but in 2010, it will become "twenty ten"
just as we say "1910". What I wonder is when we will begin referring
to years in THIS century by just the last two digits....

"I was born in '64",
"My dad was born in '45"
"I got married in '88"

etcetera, etcetera, etcetera....

Cindy
Smobriety comes to: 1Y 4M 2W 1D 22H 57Mns $-Saved to date: $1978.62
Cigs not smoked: 10018

Thanks for the way OT question, Leslie. Thinking back to 2000 and
2001, I think I usually said two thousand and two thousand and one
[probably because I was so used to the book/movie] but by 02, I did
find that twenty-o-two just sounded better and I say it's twenty o-
eight for now. 2010 will be twenty-ten in my vocabulary unless there
is an uprising on what is right....

FlatironMike
calendar boy
One year, three months, one week, five days, 13 hours, 15 minutes and
12 seconds. 9351 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,805.06. Life saved:
4 weeks, 4 days, 11 hours, 15 minutes.

Cindy Murray <c1ndyluhu@tx.rr.com> wrote in
news:4836dd3b$0$12903$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:

> ....in 2010, it will become "twenty
> ten"
> just as we say "1910"...

I think you're right Cindy...and in that case it actually should be
Twenty-Oh-Eight, not Two thousand oh eight. I used to hear old
timers refer to the early years of the 1900's as "Nineteen and
twenty eight" - I suspect they had a similar challenge doing the
transition from the 1800's to the 1900's.

Time is all manmade anyway and doesn't exist. Only the here and now
exists.

And I choose not to smoke here and now.

<smiles>

---
Wayne Baker
Quit Date: August 4, 2007
Nicotine Free: 9M 2w 5d 2h 4m
Not Smoked: 8,500
Money Better Spent: $1,402.50

Other than 2000, I use "two thousand one", "two thousand two", etc....or
I just use "oh-one", assuming the listener knows I mean 2001 and not 1901.

Seems like it was easier last century, eh?

Lee
OOF

BessieBee wrote:
> If I'd posed this question several years ago people that know me would
> be asking, "What have YOU been smoking?" Now that I no longer smoke
> ANYTHING I can say I came up with this questions all by myself, with
> no artifical inspiration. :-)
>
> Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
> way to say what the current year is. Some say this year is "two
> thousand eight." Others say, "Twenty oh eight." Two years from now
> it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
> How do you say it? I say "two thousand eight."
>

On May 22, 9:38*pm, BessieBee <Bessie...@fakeaddress.com> wrote:
> If I'd posed this question several years ago people that know me would
> be asking, "What have YOU been smoking?" *Now that I no longer smoke
> ANYTHING I can say I came up with this questions all by myself, with
> no artifical inspiration. *:-)
>
> Since the year 2000 rolled around it seems like there is no definitive
> way to say what the current year is. *Some say this year is "two
> thousand eight." *Others say, "Twenty oh eight." *Two years from now
> it will be "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten."
>
> How do you say it? *I say "two thousand eight."
>
> --
> BessieBee
> "Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?"

I'd like to claim Executive Privilage ...

Oh ... this isn't under oath???

Then I'll answer Two Thousand And Eight ...

Cheers!!!

-- Marvin