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abcdeflearn1
07-23-2009, 11:58 PM
The number of elderly people will increase by 14% by the year 2040.

How many ways should I read" 2040"?


two o four o?
year 2 thousand fourty?

What else?
Thanks

beatrice
07-24-2009, 01:01 AM
How does twenty forty sound?

OddThomas
07-24-2009, 06:15 AM
I agree, twenty-forty. This is traditional with English dates: always the century followed by the decade and year.10-66
14-92
19-64
20-40