mid-aughts

[Mark A. Mandel]

 Chris F Waigl <chris at LASCRIBE.NET>
    >>>>>

On this side of the English-speaking world, "noughties" seems to be
winning out. Here's a bunch of examples from the Guardian:
http://xrl.us/vbkp .

 <<<<<

Too cute for me, being homophonous with "naughties". I call them the
"double-ohs".

-- Mark
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