Abbreviating years in the next decade.

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The discussion centers on the abbreviation of years in the upcoming decade, specifically the transition from 2009 to 2010. Participants express discomfort with abbreviating 2010 as "10," suggesting alternatives like "010" or using an apostrophe, as in "'10." The consensus indicates that while the current abbreviation of 2009 as "09" is accepted, the abbreviations for the 2010s, such as "'15" and "'19," may initially feel awkward but will eventually become normalized.

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We current abbreviate this year as 09, however abbreviating 2010 as "10" just doesn't sound right. Does "010" work?
 
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I expect to see '10. The apostrophe has been a common replacement for the preceding decimals.
 
SpaceGuy50 said:
We current abbreviate this year as 09, however abbreviating 2010 as "10" just doesn't sound right. Does "010" work?

It doesn't sound right to me until even the 2020's... '15... '19'... '13... they don't sound right.
 
1/1/10 .. 10/10/10 .. 2/5/10
doesn't look weird to me.

I don't remember anything about ..
1/1/00
 
rootX said:
1/1/00

10 years ago that looked weird to me. Not anymore, because I have gotten used to it.

We'll get used to '10, '11, etc. as well.
 
Pengwuino said:
'15... '19'... '13... they don't sound right.
Good job the world is going to end in 2012 then !
 

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