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liz askew
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Two thousand and fourteen Jul 14, 2014

Well, I have lived in the UK nearly all my life, and I know it as "two thousand and fourteen"; I have never heard anybody in my social/work network say "twenty fourteen"
 
Ty Kendall
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Agree Jul 15, 2014

liz askew wrote:

Well, I have lived in the UK nearly all my life, and I know it as "two thousand and fourteen"; I have never heard anybody in my social/work network say "twenty fourteen"


Two thousand and fourteen (and also two thousand fourteen... omitting the 'and') seem far more natural to me than 'twenty fourteen'.

And I agree with Rachel Fell re: the noughties
"100 songs that defined the Noughties"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/6198897/100-songs-that-defined-the-Noughties.html
 
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Twenty fourteen Jul 15, 2014

I think this is an offshoot of "twenty twelve" which became the trademark name for the Olympics and seems to have stuck.
 
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