Comments on: The Usability of Year Names http://mikemadaio.com/the-usability-of-year-names User Experience * Usability * Emerging Technologies Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:46:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Patrick http://mikemadaio.com/the-usability-of-year-names#comment-102702 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:56:30 +0000 http://mikemadaio.com/the-usability-of-year-names#comment-102702 A funny update on this subject. I was watching the news today, there was an announcement from Chicago concerning their bid for the 2016 Olympics. The woman who was making the announcement pronounced "2016" THREE different ways, and eventually just said "the future". It went something like: "The twenty-sixteen olympics..." "The olympics in two thousand and sixteen" "...in two-sixteen" "the olympic games... in the future" So it certainly will be interesting to see how people adjust to this. Barack Obama mentioned the 2016 bid in one of his speeches, and used "twenty sixteen" throughout, everyone seemed to understand. A funny update on this subject. I was watching the news today, there was an announcement from Chicago concerning their bid for the 2016 Olympics. The woman who was making the announcement pronounced “2016″ THREE different ways, and eventually just said “the future”.

It went something like:

“The twenty-sixteen olympics…”
“The olympics in two thousand and sixteen”
“…in two-sixteen”
“the olympic games… in the future”

So it certainly will be interesting to see how people adjust to this. Barack Obama mentioned the 2016 bid in one of his speeches, and used “twenty sixteen” throughout, everyone seemed to understand.

]]> by: Dr. Pete http://mikemadaio.com/the-usability-of-year-names#comment-10290 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:46:49 +0000 http://mikemadaio.com/the-usability-of-year-names#comment-10290 Sometimes, I like to use "aught", like "aught seven". I figure, down the road, I'll be able to tell my grandkids about the "blizzard of aught five" and other such embellished nonsense. It just has more gravitas. Sometimes, I like to use “aught”, like “aught seven”. I figure, down the road, I’ll be able to tell my grandkids about the “blizzard of aught five” and other such embellished nonsense. It just has more gravitas.

]]> by: Patrick http://mikemadaio.com/the-usability-of-year-names#comment-10242 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:11:31 +0000 http://mikemadaio.com/the-usability-of-year-names#comment-10242 Simple. From 2010 onward it will just be "twenty". It will be "class of oh-nine", "class of twenty-ten", "class of twenty-eleven", etc. This will be sufficient until around 2021, where saying "class of twenty-one" sounds normal again. Simple. From 2010 onward it will just be “twenty”. It will be “class of oh-nine”, “class of twenty-ten”, “class of twenty-eleven”, etc. This will be sufficient until around 2021, where saying “class of twenty-one” sounds normal again.

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