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Letter of the day (Jan. 4): 2013

You say 'two thousand thirteen'? Well, cut it out.

January 4, 2013 at 11:15AM
Carmen Zepeda of Corpus Christi, Texas show off her 2013 New Year's Eve glasses at the Fremont Street Experience Downtown Countdown in Las Vegas on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012.
Carmen Zepeda of Corpus Christi, Texas show off her 2013 New Year's Eve glasses at the Fremont Street Experience Downtown Countdown in Las Vegas on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This is very minor compared to all the serious issues in our world today, but I thought that back in "twenty ten" the "thousand" would be dropped when we said what year it was. Evidently not! In 1913, we said "nineteen thirteen." This new year, "twenty thirteen" doesn't seem any different to me. Besides, it's easier to say. I know people who just will not drop the word "thousand." Is it more sophisticated or something? Anyway, happy 2013 to everyone!

SYLVIA GOLDMAN, ANOKA

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