This Week On Ask Josh:

Ah Josh ah, it is 2010. Is it Twenty Ten or Two Thousand Ten?

Regards, Clueless in Cheras.

I response. OH HAI. YOU CAN HAZ NEW YEAR? YES YOU CAN!

However, it’s 2010. That’s pronounced “Two Thousand Ten”.
Or even, Two Oh One Oh.

It’s NOT “Twenty Ten”.

• Because you don’t say Twenty Hundred. You say Two Thousand. (2,000)
• Because you don’t say Three Hundred Hundred. You say Thirty Thousand (30,000)
• Because you don’t say One Thousand Thousand. You say One Million. (1,000,000)
• Because you don’t say Twenty Hundred Nine. You say Two Thousand Nine.

(I am aware that this is kind of an American habit. Especially the “Twenty Hundred” habit.  Tetapi, Kami Rakyat Malaysia™. Americans are on the imperial system (eg inches. miles, etc). As Malaysians, and we kind of use the metric system more than anything. Here’s a link on why the metric system is better).

Your car speedometer is in kilometers. You give your height in CM for your Malaysian passport. See?

(The exception though, is the penis rule. That one seems to be measured in inches mostly. Unless you so poor thing until have to measure in millimeters la).

Btw, that movie…2012. Did you called it Two Zero One Two or Twenty Twelve or Two Thousand Twelve?

I know some of you object:

Eh Josh ar, but…but…back in 1999, WE CALLED IT NINETEEN NINETY NINE WOR!!

I response. Hello!The previous year was TWO THOUSAND NINE RIGHT?

That’s because…Because One Thousand Nine Hundred And Ninety Nine is 10 syllables, and too long, so we had to settle for the inaccurate, but shorter Nineteen Ninety Nine lor.

Sekarang dah zaman moden tau.

It’s Two Thousand (And) Ten. Or Two Oh One Oh if you like.

Not Twenty Ten la aiyo…