'Two thousand' is for counting numbers, not for naming years. $2,010 is 'two thousand ten dollars. Year 2010 is 'twenty-ten'. (Notice no comma to separate the thousands digits. Using no comma suggests hundreds - such as twenty hundred, just like last decase was nineteen hundred.)

Plenty would be 10% or greater that will use it at least once in a year. As for the above statement, I suspect the number will be greater than 50% that uses it at least once in a year with 30% or higher using it frequently. Frequently meaning several times in a year.

I look forward to your survey figures at the end of the time period in question. Have you been offered any grant money?

So what is your “pretty much everyone” breakdown and your percentages?

100% of people who won't be spending the next few years collecting data on how many people are saying "two thousand and twelve."

Do me a favor and include that in your survey.

So what is your “pretty much everyone” breakdown and your percentages?

There will be plenty in 2012 that will be saying “two thousand twelve” or “two thousand and twelve”.

Someone recently said "not many" presidents seeking re-election lose. I pointed out that two of the four living ex-presidents were defeated for re-election, and politely suggested he define "not many."

So, please define "plenty." ;-)

How is Katie?

She's doing great. Growing like a weed, just about walking, and otherwise doing what she's supposed to, including keeping us up nights.

Katie was born in two-thousand and what?

Last New Years Eve. But I think everyone calls it "Two thousand," "Two thousand and one," and so forth.

He married in what, 2005, 2006?

He had a baby girl in what, 2008?

They didn't have the baby in twenty-ought-something.

Katie was born in two-thousand and what?

There will be plenty in 2012 that will be saying “two thousand twelve” or “two thousand and twelve”. I’m not sure why that sounds so odd to some of you. Most likely due to where you live than anything.

If one goes by the way people typically say numbers and as already stated there is some variance, two thousand and what not will be used until it becomes twenty-one hundred, twenty-one hundred and what not, or the 21 and what not. Ask when the Civil war started and you will get either eighteen sixty one, 18 hundred 61, or 18 hundred and sixty one.

I’m not sure why there is a discussion of it having to be said one way or another, or if it will be said one way or another. To me it is obviously that it will be said in many different ways as it always has been. The various ways it will be said and which is more popular is some interest but amazes me that some will think it will be only said one way.

I expect 2010 will be transitional for most, but that the attraction of getting away with saying "twenty-eleven" the following year will bring pretty much everyone into line eventually.