hkqq  +  622219 Fri, 26 Dec 08 10:36 AM Hi Sir/Madam, If someone say 1960s, does it mean from year 1960 to 1969?  how to pronouce it?   hkqq Joined on Thu, Feb 21 2008 Full Member 133

	BRS  +  622233 Fri, 26 Dec 08 10:51 AM Hi Hkqq, Yes, it means during that decade.  It is pronounced "sixties", as you would pronounce the plural form if it were a noun. (ability, abilities) BRS Joined on Thu, Sep 22 2005 Maryland, USA New Member 28 Plurals, Nouns

	hkqq  +  622408 Fri, 26 Dec 08 02:34 PM Hi Sir/Madam, If I am refering to 2000 to 2009.  Is it 2000s?  Does it pronounce "two thousand"? hkqq

	Grammar Geek  +  622477 Fri, 26 Dec 08 03:57 PM Hi hkqq, We don't have a good way to say that yet. For now, you just have to say "the first decade of the 21st century" or something like that. Because it's still 2008, we can say "this decade" or even "since the turn of the century."   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,667 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!