How do you say 2005?

[SteveD]

In order not to hijack Aschenbach's previous question, how many of you say "two thousand and five" and how many say "twenty 0 five"?

I say "two thousand and five".

[rampart]

Interesting question. Around my community, it seems we all say two thousand five. I do not believe I hear people speak the "and" when saying this year aloud, however.

[ChocClare]

Are you American, rampart?  I think English/British people tend to put "and" in long numbers, whereas Americans don't seem to do so - we say two hundred AND fifty, Americans (seem to) say two hundred fifty - at least from what I hear on the telly!

And SteveD, I have yet to hear anyone say twenty oh five - all two thousand and five round our way!

[goofyone]

Soon, though..20 o 5.
Gramps was born 19 o 7.
I'm sure anyone born 2005 will say they were born 20 o 5

[ezapf]

Two thousand five (without �and�) seems to be the norm in NJ. However, I often hear people speaking of car years as �oh...�
Example: �I have an oh-2 Ford Escape. I bought it in two thousand four.�

[rampart]

ChocClar, I do not think the lack of "and" is an American thing. It is proper grammar to not use the "and." The "and" should not be used. For example, 105 is one hundred five, not one hundred and five.

I am no expert on this, so do correct me if I am wrong.

[PurpleLinzi]

buuurrrp, sorry that must have been the beans I had yesterday

[Narolines]

Sorry, Rampart, but it is an Americanism; in UK English it is most ungrammatical to omit the "and". Let me assure you as an ex-teacher of English of 26 years, many of which were spent as a Head of Department and a GCE and later GCSE examiner, that 105 is "One hundred AND five".

[Narolines]

Oh - and while I think of it, I say "Two thousand and five"!

[bernardo]

I usually say "eight thousand five hundred and thirty-seven" although I sometimes say "two thousand and five".  When I talk about the Olympics, I usually say "twenty-twelve" but sometimes "two thousand and twelve".

[Coobeastie]

Its really seems to be dependant on the number I use two thousand and five at the moment but think I'll probably switch once we get into the tens i.e...

two thousand and nine.....twenty ten, twenty eleven.

If we are in the noughties now....what will we be in when we are in the tens?....guessing for 2020 we'll use the old term ' the twenties' 

'The tens' just sounds odd.