Abbreviating years in the next decade.

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The discussion centers around the abbreviation of years, particularly the transition from "09" to "10" for 2010. Participants express discomfort with using "10" as an abbreviation, suggesting alternatives like "010" or retaining the apostrophe format (e.g., '10). There is a consensus that while the current abbreviations may seem odd now, people will eventually adapt to them, as they did with earlier years like "00." The conversation also touches on the perception of future abbreviations for years in the 2010s, with some noting that they sound strange at first but will become normalized over time.
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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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