• Ashen44@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    I use “the aughts”. It’s quick and simple, and doesn’t sound so formal or confusing as “the two thousands”

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      10 months ago

      and it feels right to refer to things that happened in the “early/mid/late aughts” for more specific subdivisions.

      decades are like band names - they’re good when they feel good to say out-loud