This the last year I will accept people saying the current year in the "two-thousand" style. Extending number pronunciation to "two-thousand AND ____" (as we are oft to do, present company included) only makes this problem worse. Come 363 days from now, we all need to adopt the "twenty" style, as in 2010 is pronounced "twenty ten," just like the good ole days of the late 20th century. Did anyone ever party like it was "nineteen hundred ninety nine?" NO. They partied like it was "nineteen ninety nine," and all was right with the universe.
When 2010 comes, and I overhear anyone saying "two-thousand and ten," I will punch them in the face, grab them by their collar and scream "WHY YOU FOOL? WHY?"
P.S. We totally missed a great opportunity to pronounce the year 2007 as "two double-oh seven." Which would have been awesome. WHAT PRICE TWO-THOUSANDERS???
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