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[MorleyDev]

Odd, random question.

So we call 1920-1929 the twenties, 1930-1939 the thirties, and it goes like that, fourties, fifties etc. until we come to 2000-2009, which is known as the "noughties". So...what the heck will 2010-2019 be? For that matter what was 1910-1919? There's nothing that really sounds right and has ten in it.

Tenties? Just "The Tens"? Seriously, this has been bugged me all day xD

[freeformschooler]

As I understand it, you could call them "the teens" similar to how a good portion of people do that same to 1910-1919.

[Grakelin]

We called 1910-1919 the 'World War I' era, and just ignored every other event in that time. The 20th century as we know it didn't really start until after that, so this period doesn't get to have a cool name. (Suckas!)

Whatever we call this decade will be determined by what happens five years from now.

I have never heard the term "noughties" used to describe the last decade. I always assumed it was going to be called "The Second Gulf War" era.

[MorleyDev]

I have never heard the term "noughties" used to describe the last decade. I always assumed it was going to be called "The Second Gulf War" era.

I think it's mostly only used in the UK, tbh.

[Pnx]

I have never heard the term "noughties" used to describe the last decade. I always assumed it was going to be called "The Second Gulf War" era.

I think it's mostly only used in the UK, tbh.

*sigh*
Americans can be rather boring.

[Nadaka]

The aughts is the term for the 00-09 decade in the US. Same pronunciation as 30.06 (thirty aught six).

The 10-19 decade would be the teens.

[Grakelin]

In which part of the US do they say these terms?

[Nadaka]

In which part of the US do they say these terms?

The gulf south at least, possibly upstate new york, but I was pretty young when I lived there.

[Heron TSG]

Huh. Up here in Washington State I've only ever heard people use "the Thousands", "The Two Thousands", the "Millenium Decade", and "Last Decade".

[Vector]

I'm expecting this period to be called "The Greater Depression."

[GlyphGryph]

I've heard aughts for 00-09 before. It seems to be the only one with widespread popularity, certainly sounds the best.

Don't know what we'll end up having for the new one though, been wondering myself.

[RedKing]

"That Decade Went Everything Went To Hell"?

Just a guess, seeing as we're only a year and a half into it. For all we know, we'll discover cold fusion and immortality in the next few years, and it will forever be referred to as "The BEST Decade".

As for the last one...I think a lot of people in the US don't have a term yet. Or we call it "The Bush Years", even if not technically accurate.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I call it "The New Tens".

[RedKing]

I call it "The New Tens".

Did they have fig in them? I hate fig.

[Vattic]

I suggest we simply not mention them at all.

I'm familiar with the last decade being called the "noughties" but being a Brit it sounds like I should be.