• kase@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I still don’t know how to pronounce the 00s. I mean I’ve heard people say ‘the two thousands’, but to me that sounds like you’re talking about everything 2000-present. ‘Early two thousands’ is better, but it’s still not specific to the one decade. Maybe I’m overthinking it.

        • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          Which honestly is the only right answer.

          I’ve been calling them the same for many years and I only heard it in passing a few times. But I enjoy it because I was a late teen/young adult then so… 😏

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        10 months ago

        I use “the aughts”. It’s quick and simple, and doesn’t sound so formal or confusing as “the two thousands”

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          and it feels right to refer to things that happened in the “early/mid/late aughts” for more specific subdivisions.

          decades are like band names - they’re good when they feel good to say out-loud