What decade are we in?

[NutCrackerr]

Everyone knows that 1980-1989 is known as "the eighty's" and 1990-1999 is known as "the ninety's", what should the current decade be reffered to as? How about next decade? The teens?

[imported_The Vibesman]

I call this decade "The Aughts." Yes, I'm a dork.

The next, either "Teens" or "The 20-teens"

ed. for spelling

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

I don't know, but I've decided that I'm going to call these years ought-X (sp?) instead of saying oh-X or two thousand X, like 2003 is ought-three and right now, it's ought-five.

[FouTight]

in about 10 years, we'll just call it "the turn of the century", but, we could call it the "Pre-teens" or the "Ohs" or the "Singles" all kinds of great names.

[RunDownHouse]

For the authoritative answers, see here (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_263b.html) and here (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_161.html).

[Al P]

OOties.

[MrMon]

I heard the definitive answer of what to call this decade on the BBC the other day. The Naughties. Makes sense. Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, Ninties, Naughties.

It's only taken 5 years, but I've yet to hear anything better.

[TheMainEvent]

I don't know but I have to say I really miss that year 2000 bug.

[ptmusic]

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For the authoritative answers, see here (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_263b.html) and here (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_161.html).

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Thanks for the links, but I'd say they were neither authoritative nor did they answer, and they certainly did not authoritatively answer.

-ptmusic

[NutCrackerr]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll go with "The Naughts". I just can't bring myself to say "the naughties".

[astroglide]

i hate the ought/aught "pronunciation" of anything number-related. i'd go with "oh-ohs", "zeroes", "double ohs", etc.