How do you pronounce 00’s?

[QueenCobra]

I say 2000s as in two-thousands, but if I'm talking about the 2010s I say twenty-tens.

 

[-Blue-]

Depending when it was, I would call it by the 2000s or ex; 2009/oh-nine.

 

[Red Cat]

I call that decade the "aughts". The problem with 2000s is it could refer to the 2000-2009 decade or the entire century 2000 onward. I suppose the 21st century is a better way to refer to the century, but even that has a double meaning as it's often used to refer to anything modern. However, the early 2000s are now longer really modern. There is a lot of stuff that was big at the turn of the century that is obsolete now and an entire generation of people have only lived in this century. I now feel like an old geezer talking about growing up in the 90s.

 

[slzzpz]

I just say "back in the day".

 

[Shawna]

It depends on the year. Usually, I would say "two thousands", but it could represent another melinium.

 

[LuchaSloth]

Yeah, I just say the 2000's. - I realize that doesn't accomplish much, since the 2010's and 2020's are also technically the 2000's...but, I would just clarify by saying 20-10's or 20-20's. Honestly, I would probably just say "the early 2000's" if I was having a conversation with someone...and if I knew an exact date, then I would just say 2002 or 2006 or something.

 

[Snek]

I say two thousands but when it gets into the next decades its different. Twenty tens are for 2010s and twenty twenties for 2020s.

 

[oath2order]

I just say two-thousands.

If it's 2010s, it's twenty-tens.

If it's 2020s, it's twenty-twenties.

 

[Xara]

huh, i had no idea there were different ways of pronouncing it! i’ve only ever heard people call them the 2000’s (two-thousands), and i pronounce it that way as well.