2000s as opposed to 1900s - noughties and oughts?

webb58 | 02:36 Mon 28th Dec 2009 | ChatterBank

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So we're just about to wave farewell to the 'noughties' and I was having a discussion about this with a friend, who told me the 'noughties' have been here before - in the 1900s. But I thought that era was referred to as the 'oughts'. Or has it just been recategorised now? Very strange anway, as what the heck will we call the years from 2010 to 2012? From 2013 I guess they'll be the teenies (unless someone can advise otherwise of course!).

Would be very grateful to learn what the years 1900 to 1910 or 19012 were popularly referred to as though.

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dizmouk2009

This time will be refered to as the 2010 twenteenies, 2020 twenty twenties i would of thought. You can't call them the 20's as the 20's refer purely to 1920. I hope to hell we don't refer to the 1920-1929 as the 'nineteen twenties', makes you feel old doesn't it :)?

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