01-01-2010, 11:58 PM
(01-01-2010, 11:39 PM)D Wrote: I live in Michigan.
And technically two thousand ten is the proper way to say the number. But when speaking of years I've always heard it broken in a 2 digit-2 digit manner.
14 92
18 14
20 10
19 81
It has something to do with cardinal numbers but I've hit a wall (for tonight). But I agree, 1492 would generally be expressed as "fourteen ninety-two" not "one thousand four hundred ninety-two". It makes sense....language tends to favor the abbreviated version.
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