What pronunciation do you use?  I still say "two thousand and seventeen" but more and more people have switched to "twenty-xx" this decade.  I personally don't like this trend but many are starting to apply the same pronunciation to '00s years.  For instance, they would say 2007 as "twenty-oh-seven."  This seems to be the norm among younger Milllennials and Generation Z from my experience.

How do you pronounce 21st century years?  Do you pronounce '00s years different than '10s years or both the same?

20 followed by 17.

Twenty Seventeen. Curious as to why you don't like this way of pronouncing it.

I don't like saying "Two Thousand and..." as I find this way of pronouncing to be somewhat dated and odd to more I think about it. The reason I pronounce the 00s the same way I pronounce the 10s is because it just sounds better to me. Also saying "Two Thousand and..." can only work for a certain amount of time.

By the year 2077 for example saying "Two Thousand Seventy Seven" or in 2117 saying "Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventeen" just sounds odd and dated. Saying "two thousand" was mainly caused by the hype of the year 2000. And I imagine that all years after just followed it's pronunciation, but with an added number. I also assume people (especially younger millennials/Zers) are saying "Twenty-something" is prepare for the 2020s. Saying 2021 as "Twenty Twenty-Twenty One" sounds better than "Two Thousand and Twenty One". 

As for why people are saying the 2000s as "Twenty Oh something" is probably to make it sound closer to the more common way of saying the current years now.

This is all I could think of anyways.

I pronounce it Twenty Seventeen.  Thousands to me are 2000-2009 and every year after is Twenty (something)

Twenty seventeen.

Two thousand seven for 2007 though. That will never change.

Twenty Seventeen. Curious as to why you don't like this way of pronouncing it.


I dislike 2007 as "twenty-oh-seven" which is becoming more and more common.  "Twenty-seventeen" is fine.  I am pretty sure that once we get into the '20s I'll ditch the "two-thousand-and" pronunciations.

Both, but most of the time it's Twenty seventeen.

I pronounce it Twenty Seventeen.  Thousands to me are 2000-2009 and every year after is Twenty (something)

I pronounce them like exodus08.

I say "Twenty-Seventeen"

First one. Why do you like pronouncing the year longer than it needs to be? I thought everyone stopped pronouncing it that way once 2010 hit.

First one. Why do you like pronouncing the year longer than it needs to be? I thought everyone stopped pronouncing it that way once 2010 hit.

I thought so as well.

First one. Why do you like pronouncing the year longer than it needs to be? I thought everyone stopped pronouncing it that way once 2010 hit.


I don't know...I guess it makes me feel like it's still the '00s.

I like Twenty Seventeen. Tow Thousand and Seventeen does sound dated and forced. I hate it as far as the 2010s.

I like Twenty Seventeen. Tow Thousand and Seventeen does sound dated and forced. I hate it as far as the 2010s.


At work we discuss 2020 quite often because of some changes that will be happening that year. I catch myself saying "two thousand twenty" quite often.

At work we discuss 2020 quite often because of some changes that will be happening that year. I catch myself saying "two thousand twenty" quite often.

I personally don't like it but to each his own.

I normally say "Two Thousand and Seventeen", although I sometimes switch it to "Twenty-Seventeen" for convenience.

It's weird how Americans and Canadians say "two thousand-six". :P People in the UK, Australia & NZ say it as "two-thousand and six". That's how I say it anyway, lol.

I usually say it like "twenty-seventeen".

I normally say "Two Thousand and Seventeen", although I sometimes switch it to "Twenty-Seventeen" for convenience.

It's weird how Americans and Canadians say "two thousand-six". :P People in the UK, Australia & NZ say it as "two-thousand and six". That's how I say it anyway, lol.

I say it like "two-thousand and six" if I'm saying it slowly and I'm Canadian. But if I say it quickly it would sound like the "and" is left out.

20 followed by 17.


I agree, the best pronunciation.

Twenty seventeen.

Two thousand seven for 2007 though. That will never change.
If said 20 followed by 7, it will sound like 27, and that year was many moons ago.

If said 20 followed by 7, it will sound like 27, and that year was many moons ago.


I think some people are saying it like "twenty 'oh' seven". Personally, I've never heard anyone say it like that, although I've heard people say it like "oh seven" for '07.

If said 20 followed by 7, it will sound like 27, and that year was many moons ago.


I think some people are saying it like "twenty 'oh' seven". Personally, I've never heard anyone say it like that, although I've heard people say it like "oh seven" for '07.


Yeah people don't say "Twenty Seven" they say "Twenty Oh Seven". People say '03, '04, 08 etc as "Oh Four" and  "Oh Eight" they just add the "Twenty in front of it making it "Twenty Oh Four" and "Twenty Oh Eight". Saying it this way isn't too common, but I think that by the 2020s when a majority of folk start saying "Twenty Twenty-Something" they'll recall 2000s years as "Twenty Oh...something".

I prefer two thousand and seventeen for some strange reason. As for calling 2007 'twenty oh seven'  that I think is just weird and im glad I havent heard it. let the 'two thousands' be!

I prefer two thousand and seventeen for some strange reason. As for calling 2007 'twenty oh seven'  that I think is just weird and im glad I havent heard it. let the 'two thousands' be!

I hear people say "oh seven" a lot. I heard a news reporter say "twenty oh seven" as well. I kind of like it, but saying two thousand first for that decade does sound more familiar.

At work we discuss 2020 quite often because of some changes that will be happening that year. I catch myself saying "two thousand twenty" quite often.


No, I got Two Thousand and Seventeen mixed with twenty-oh-seven." I like Two Thousand and Seventeen and still use that pronouncing of the phrase. Its twenty-oh-seven, I hate. I also realized I don't really like Twenty-Seventeen. It sound too futuristic for me. I'm not ready for it. Haha

"two thousand and seventeen"

Yeah, I'm still a 2000s kid.

I dunno. Are we living in the year 2017 or 200017?

I dunno. Are we living in the year 2017 or 200017?

Great question. That's how stupid saying "Two Thousand Seventeen" sounds.

I dunno. Are we living in the year 2017 or 200017?


Twenty-Seventeen

I say Twenty Hundred and Seventeen.

I say Twenty Hundred and Seventeen.

Woah...that's weird :-X.

For the 2010's I say either : "Two thousand AND seventeen" or "Twenty seventeen" (Usually the first one)

For the 2000s I say "Two thousand AND seven", or sometimes just "oh seven". I never say "Twenty oh Seven", that just sounds really stupid lol.