Saying years (2001, 2002, 2011, 2012)

[milan2003_07]

In the English File Student's Book by Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, and Jerry Lambert it is written that years from 2000 to 2010 are usually "two thousand and one", "two thousand and two", etc. From 2011 onwards we normally say "twenty eleven", "twenty twelve", etc.

1) Is it possible to say "Twenty oh one", "Twenty oh two", etc. along with "Two thousand and one", "Two thousand and two", etc?
2) Can we say "Two thousand eleven", "Two thousand twelve" instead of "Twenty eleven", "Twenty twelve", etc.?

 

[Skrej]

In the English File Student's Book by Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, and Jerry Lambert it is written that years from 2000 to 2010 are usually "two thousand and one", "two thousand and two", etc. From 2011 onwards we normally say "twenty eleven", "twenty twelve", etc. (You'll hear twenty ten as well)

1) Is it possible to say "Twenty oh one", "Twenty oh two", etc. along with "Two thousand and one", "Two thousand and two", etc? I'd say it's less common with 2000, but with years before 2000, it is quite common.

2) Can we say "Two thousand eleven", "Two thousand twelve" instead of "Twenty eleven", "Twenty twelve", etc.? Yes

 

[Rover_KE]

Is it possible to say "Twenty oh one", "Twenty oh two", etc. along with "Two thousand and one", "Two thousand and two", etc?#

I'm in the very small minority who said 'twenty-oh-one', twenty-oh-two' etc, all through the noughties, and will continue to do so when referring to those years.

 

[PeterCW]

I'm in the very small minority who said 'twenty-oh-one', twenty-oh-two' etc, all through the noughties, and will continue to do so when referring to those years.

I didn't find it comfortable to say "twenty" rather than "two thousand" until 2020. This is a situation that occurs once in a thousand years and we don't really have precedents for it.