Originally posted by Scottyee:
Cassp: when in casual conversation, do you 'use all of these' when referring to a year in the 1900's too? 
'nineteen-hundred ninety-eight'
'one-thousand nine-hundred ninety-eight'
'nineteen - ninety-eight' 
or simply:
Scott - I feel the 1900s sound and feel different than the 21st century numbers. Of course 19-98 number sounds better as pronounced as two two-digit numbers, nineteen ninety-eight. The 2000 numbers, on the other hand, can't be twenty hundred, but two thousand, or just 20 - thus the difference in handling the new digits. I guess from this point on we (USAers) will tend toward the 20-11, 20-20, 20-45 usage, but the 2000-11, 2000-20, 2000-45 nomenclature does not seem awkward and will probably stick around in some shape or form. BUT, as the Eagles so nicely put it, "Get over it!"
Happy New Year, friend.
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