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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
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How to read years

1. Could you tell me which one is not okay in each of the following pairs?

[2009]
1A. two thousand oh nine
1B. two thousand nine
1C. twenty oh nine
1D. twenty nine

[2011]
2A. two thousand eleven
2B. twenty eleven

2. Which one is preferred in 2009 and 2011 respectively?
  

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lucas21c Could you tell me which one is not okay These are not okay: 1A. two thousand oh nine 1D. twenty nine lucas21c 2.

— Mister Micawber

  • lucas21c Could you tell me which one is not okay These are not okay: 1A.
  • two thousand oh nine 1D.
  • twenty nine lucas21c 2.
  • Which one is preferred in 2009 and 2011 respectively?
  • The other 4 are all common.
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lucas21c Could you tell me which one is not okay
These are not okay:

1A. two thousand oh nine
1D. twenty nine
lucas21c2. Which one is preferred in 2009 and 2011 respectively?
The other 4 are all common.
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Then, in case of '2004', should I say, "My youngest sister was born in twenty oh four?"
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lucas21c"My youngest sister was born in twenty oh four?"
That's fine.
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lucas21cThen, in case of '2004', should I say, "My youngest sister was born in twenty oh four?"
That's an unusual way. It would be more common as: two thousand four (in American English) or two and thousand four (in British English).
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Anonymoustwo and thousand four (in British English).
No - two thousand and four.
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