2012 general elections read as twenty twelve general elections?

Twenty-twelve here..

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@oristarA,

Talking to friends I'd say twenty-twelve. In meetings, it is two thousand and twelve, especially if something is being recorded for legal purposes. Not sure why but the legal beagles are pretty consistent on this in formal settings.

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@ehBeth,

Do they refer back to precedents set in one thousand nine hundred and eleven?
Weird.

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

Talking to friends I'd say twenty-twelve. In meetings, it is two thousand and twelve, especially if something is being recorded for legal purposes. Not sure why but the legal beagles are pretty consistent on this in formal settings.

Excellent!

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@MontereyJack,

MontereyJack wrote:

Not parallel cases. 2012 is one quantity, it's not 1+1+1+1.....
John and Joe are two discrete entities.
Besides, do you say the year 1998 for example as "One thousand and nine hundred and ninety and eight"?
Putting just one "and" in there is purely arbitrary, not "logical" at all, David.
You're the big exponent of "logic", and you haven't a logical leg to stand on here.
You have your version of usage only, and it doesn't coincide with others' usage.
And as far as I can see, either is perfectly fine.

U present good arguments. I must respect your reasoning.

David

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@Eorl,

I think that is how it is referred to in the legal records.

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@OmSigDAVID,

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Do u say "John and Joe" when referring to 2 guys, or is it "unnecessary"
so that u say "John Joe" to indicate 1 plus the other ??????

What Monterey Jack said.

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@InfraBlue,

DAVID wrote:

Do u say "John and Joe" when referring to 2 guys, or is it "unnecessary"
so that u say "John Joe" to indicate 1 plus the other ??????

InfraBlue wrote:

What Monterey Jack said.

What I said to Monterey Jack.

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@OmSigDAVID,

Exactly correct. Plus Twenty-Twelve is logical and consistent with centuries of history whereas two thousand-xxx is not.

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@OmSigDAVID,

I think ALL of two thousand xxx can be dropped, in favor of Twenty-XXX.

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@MontereyJack,

"And" or no "and" should not be the discussion. Its the quick & smooth Twenty-Twelve VS the long and clunky two thousand whatever.

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@MontereyJack,

How about no two thousand-xxx, period. Its Twenty-Twelve.

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@MontereyJack,

I NEVER say two thousand xxx, unless I am referring to a Number, such as 2,012 pounds. Notice the thousands comma. Years are numerical names, and I use what has been historically consistent and logical: Twenty-Xxx. As I see it, after 19 comes 20. Not 2,000. Period.

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@DGold,

DGold wrote:

How about no two thousand-xxx, period. Its Twenty-Twelve.

Surely two thousand xxx would be two thousand and thirty.

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