Do you say "two thousand-ten" or "twenty-ten"?

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<p>Wow . . . where is William Safire when we need him??? In his absence, can anyone identify the new “Martha Stewart” of correct pronunciation/terminology? I will now start obsessing about this issue!</p>

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<p>2 thousand 10</p>

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<p>Just did this with my Level 1 Berlitz English student on Friday.</p>

<p>“There are two ways to say this. Two-thousand ten, or twenty-ten. Both are OK.”</p>

<p>This is what happens when you are adjusting your language to a new millennium. By the time we get to next year, I expect that common usage will be “twenty-eleven”. Fewer syllables almost always wins over more syllables when it comes to speaking.</p>