What year is it?

That question, often asked to determine the mental acuity of people who've been conked on the head, sounds pretty straightforward.

But how do you say "2009"?

Is it "two thousand nine"? "Two thousand and nine"? "Twenty oh nine?" Or even, as some ardent Lincoln scholars insist, "one hundred score and nine"?

Most people say "two thousand nine" or "two thousand and nine," th ...

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