June 29, 2005
What Are We Going to Call This Decade?
Every time I hear a suggested answer to this question, all it does is increase my list of things we're not going to be calling it:
1. The Noughties.
2. D1-2K
3. The Oh-Ohs
4. The Two Thousands
5. The Ohs
6. The Turn of the Century/Millennium
7. The Oughts
8. The Naughts
Paul Cox and Elana Centor have some good analysis, but don't come to any convincing conclusions.
When you refer to a time period, it is more important that it be completely obvious what you are talking about than that it be cute or short. No one is going to call it "The Noughties" because other people will not understand. People are more likely to use "The 2000 to 2010 decade" -- even though it is long, it is not confusing. I'm still holding out for an elegant solution, however.
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I wonder if there are obvious names in other languages?
Posted by: Dan at June 30, 2005 02:14 AM
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