How to say a date
I know that for "1998" it's "nineteen-nine ninety eight"
for "2001" it's "two thousands (and) one
but for "2010" ? "two thousands (and) ten" or "twenty ten" ?
and 2011 ?

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Two thousand and eleven

or

Twenty eleven

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Two thousand and ten, two thousand and eleven.

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Twenty-ten

Twenty-eleven

Twenty-twelve (etc)

It's quicker to say this than "two thousand-ten," and agrees with how we said years back in the 1900's

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Twenty eleven

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Two thousand and ten.

Two thousand and eleven.

We don't say 'thousands' plural, just 'thousand'.

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