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macph t1_ja8si81 wrote

Reply to comment by Thorazine88 in Saying 'aughts' or '10s' still sounds super weird, but every other decade (70s, 90s, etc.) sounds fine. by mr_never_lift

i propose we add "aught-eez" to the english vernacular

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pinktortex t1_ja90qd7 wrote

I thought it being called the noughties was common no?

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Amehvafan t1_ja91n7k wrote

I thought so too. I've heard it a lot.
Maybe it's a dialect thing?

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macph t1_ja92hez wrote

certainly rolls off the tongue better than "first decade of the 2000s" which is what I usually say :/

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macph t1_ja91btm wrote

never heard that before, but i love it

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