naming the decade

Fairygdmther · 12-28-2005, 09:45 AM

The decade 2000-2009 needs a name. What would you like to call it? In the 1900's the called it the "oughts" -as in "19 ought 5" but ought sounds kinda old-fashioned. I kinda like calling it the "uh-oh's", because at least the first 60% of it hasn't been very great, what with wars, tsunami's, hurricanes, other freak storms. One could call it the "OO's" but that would sound like ooze, and that's kinda yucky. Any brilliant ideas?

Lynsie

12-28-2005, 09:59 AM

The twenty-hundreds.

And it's time we started saying "twenty-oh-five" instead of "two-thousand-five."

Jazhara7 · 12-28-2005, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SamNMax

The twenty-hundreds.

And it's time we started saying "twenty-oh-five" instead of "two-thousand-five."

Actually it should be "20-hundred Five", but that just sounds silly.

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Sage · 12-28-2005, 10:10 AM

I've adopted the Jethro Bodine approach- This is naught-five, next year is naught-six, etc.

Lucien21 · 12-28-2005, 10:13 AM

Aren't they being called the ~~naughties~~ noughties

12-28-2005, 10:21 AM

The trend in sports games is to just have the last two numbers of the year now. I suppose that's acceptable.

Fairygdmther · 12-28-2005, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

I've adopted the Jethro Bodine approach- This is naught-five, next year is naught-six, etc.

I think it should be NOUGHT - naught means nothing, as in all for naught
nought means zero, which I agree is close, but one is a description and one is a quantity.

Lynsie

Sage · 12-28-2005, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucien21

Aren't they being called the ~~naughties~~ noughties?

I certainly hope so. I'm doing my part, at least.

RLacey · 12-28-2005, 10:34 AM

I refuse to use the term "noughties".

Currently, I'm not naming this decade. I'll wait until 2020 for that, and before then I can just make do with "Two Thousand and Five" (curse your American habit of dropping the "and") or "Two Thousand and Thirteen".

Actually, the Twenty-Tens sounds ok to me. So it's only another four years. And I'd rather call the present decade the first decade of the 21st Century than the "noughties" any day of the millenium.

Fairygdmther · 12-28-2005, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

I refuse to use the term "noughties".

Currently, I'm not naming this decade. I'll wait until 2020 for that, and before then I can just make do with "Two Thousand and Five" (curse your American habit of dropping the "and") or "Two Thousand and Thirteen".

Actually, the Twenty-Tens sounds ok to me. So it's only another four years. And I'd rather call the present decade the first decade of the 21st Century than the "noughties" any day of the millenium.

Your "perfectly proper British" just oozes from your post - hehehe

I still like the "uh-oh's" for the decade.

Lynsie

RLacey · 12-28-2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

Your "perfectly proper British" just oozes from your post - hehehe

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I still like the "uh-oh's" for the decade.

Time for Tubbie Bye-Bye! Time for Tubbie Bye-Bye!

Jeysie · 12-28-2005, 10:48 AM

From Orson Scott Card's short story "Feed the Baby of Love":

***

"They'll call them 'the oughts'," Grandpa was saying.

"They'll call *what* 'the oughts'?" asked Rainie.

"The first ten years of the next century. You know, 'ought-one', 'ought-two'. When I was a kid, people still remembered the oughts, and people always talked about them that way. 'Back in ought-five.' Like that."

"Yeah, but back then they still used the word ought for zero, too," said Douglas. "Nobody'd even know what it meant today."

"What about zero?" said Raymond. "Just call the first two decades 'the zeros' and 'the teens'."

"People aren't going to say 'zero-five'," said Douglas. "Besides, zero has such a negative connotation. 'Last year was a real zero.'"

"Aren't there any other words for zero?" asked Rainie.

"I've got it!" said Tom. "The zips! Zip-one, zip-two, zip three."

Douglas tried it out. "'Back in zip-nine, when Junior got his Ph.D.' That works pretty well. It has style."

"I know what's happening, you young whippersnapper," said Cecil, putting on an old man's voice. "'I remember the nineties! I didn't grow up in the zips, like you.'"

***

Peace & Luv, Liz

Fairygdmther · 12-28-2005, 10:50 AM

uh-oh isn't a kiddie form - but maybe you don't use it is England.

There are three of these that I know of - they're just short forms

uh-HUH - means yes
UNH-uh - means no
uh-oh - means look out!

Lynsie

Sage · 12-28-2005, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

Your "perfectly proper British" just oozes from your post - hehehe

No doubt! Picture if you will Robert and I meeting in person for the first time:
Scott- Hey buddy! Nice ta meetcha! How ya doin'?
Robert- *runs away with hands over ears humming "Rule Brittania"*

RLacey · 12-28-2005, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

No doubt! Picture if you will Robert and I meeting in person for the first time:
Scott- Hey buddy! Nice ta meetcha! How ya doin'?
Robert- *runs away with hands over ears humming "Rule Brittania"*

But my dear fellow! How jolly spiffing to meet you!

Fairygdmther · 12-28-2005, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

No doubt! Picture if you will Robert and I meeting in person for the first time:
Scott- Hey buddy! Nice ta meetcha! How ya doin'?
Robert- *runs away with hands over ears humming "Rule Brittania"*

Not that I want to destroy your rep as a friendly redneck, but you are very easy to understand. You've got a bit of a twang and a bit of a drawl, and it makes you sound perfectly charming.

Lynsie

RLacey · 12-28-2005, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

uh-oh isn't a kiddie form - but maybe you don't use it is England.

There are three of these that I know of - they're just short forms

uh-HUH - means yes
UNH-uh - means no
uh-oh - means look out!

Lynsie

Oh, we use it like that. It's just that it's also used in The Teletubbies, and that happened to enter my crazed mind...

Sage · 12-28-2005, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

Not that I want to destroy your rep as a friendly redneck, but you are very easy to understand. You've got a bit of a twang and a bit of a drawl, and it makes you sound perfectly charming.

Thank you, Ma'am. But I take great delight in yanking Robert's chain, so of course I'd have to turn my accent all the way up to ten just to see his reaction.

I'm noughty that way.

RLacey · 12-28-2005, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

Thank you, Ma'am. But I take great delight in yanking Robert's chain, so of course I'd have to turn my accent all the way up to ten just to see his reaction.

I'm noughty that way.

But then you'd get the most plumby English accent I was capable of faking in reply

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Sage · 12-28-2005, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

But then you'd get the most plumby English accent I was capable of faking in reply

.

Hehehe! Dude, you are all right in my book!

12-28-2005, 09:45 AM	#1
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	naming the decade The decade 2000-2009 needs a name. What would you like to call it? In the 1900's the called it the "oughts" -as in "19 ought 5" but ought sounds kinda old-fashioned. I kinda like calling it the "uh-oh's", because at least the first 60% of it hasn't been very great, what with wars, tsunami's, hurricanes, other freak storms. One could call it the "OO's" but that would sound like ooze, and that's kinda yucky. Any brilliant ideas? Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

12-28-2005, 09:59 AM	#2
SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	The twenty-hundreds. And it's time we started saying "twenty-oh-five" instead of "two-thousand-five." Share Share this post on Twitter

12-28-2005, 10:10 AM	#4
Sage Bad Influence Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	I've adopted the Jethro Bodine approach- This is naught-five, next year is naught-six, etc. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

12-28-2005, 10:13 AM	#5
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	Aren't they being called the ~~naughties~~ noughties Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

12-28-2005, 10:21 AM	#6
SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	The trend in sports games is to just have the last two numbers of the year now. I suppose that's acceptable. Share Share this post on Twitter

12-28-2005, 10:34 AM	#9
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I refuse to use the term "noughties". Currently, I'm not naming this decade. I'll wait until 2020 for that, and before then I can just make do with "Two Thousand and Five" (curse your American habit of dropping the "and") or "Two Thousand and Thirteen". Actually, the Twenty-Tens sounds ok to me. So it's only another four years. And I'd rather call the present decade the first decade of the 21st Century than the "noughties" any day of the millenium. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

12-28-2005, 10:48 AM	#12
Jeysie Diva of Death Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 1,402	From Orson Scott Card's short story "Feed the Baby of Love": *** "They'll call them 'the oughts'," Grandpa was saying. "They'll call what 'the oughts'?" asked Rainie. "The first ten years of the next century. You know, 'ought-one', 'ought-two'. When I was a kid, people still remembered the oughts, and people always talked about them that way. 'Back in ought-five.' Like that." "Yeah, but back then they still used the word ought for zero, too," said Douglas. "Nobody'd even know what it meant today." "What about zero?" said Raymond. "Just call the first two decades 'the zeros' and 'the teens'." "People aren't going to say 'zero-five'," said Douglas. "Besides, zero has such a negative connotation. 'Last year was a real zero.'" "Aren't there any other words for zero?" asked Rainie. "I've got it!" said Tom. "The zips! Zip-one, zip-two, zip three." Douglas tried it out. "'Back in zip-nine, when Junior got his Ph.D.' That works pretty well. It has style." "I know what's happening, you young whippersnapper," said Cecil, putting on an old man's voice. "'I remember the nineties! I didn't grow up in the zips, like you.'" *** Peace & Luv, Liz Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Adventures in Roleplaying (Nov. 19): "Maybe it's still in the Elemental Plane of Candy." "Is the Elemental Plane of Candy anything like Willy Wonka's factory?" "If it is, would that mean Oompa Loompas are Candy Elementals?" "Actually, I'm thinking more like the Candyland board game. But, I like this idea better." "I like the idea of Oompa Loompa Elementals."

12-28-2005, 10:50 AM	#13
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	uh-oh isn't a kiddie form - but maybe you don't use it is England. There are three of these that I know of - they're just short forms uh-HUH - means yes UNH-uh - means no uh-oh - means look out! Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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