Talking years, how do you like to say them?
It's been discussed on the considered "most proper" way to say years before like "1980" is "mil novicientos ochenta", however, in English we obviously say it much different. For example, we would say "1980" as "nineteen eighty" or even "2011" can be heard as not only "two thousand eleven" but also "twenty eleven", it just sounds more natural and normal (in our opinion of course 
). I was wondering is it ever said like this by Latinos as well? Common or not, we all know different parts of the world speak different (especially Spanish) so this will obviously take more than one answer. There is no wrong answer, just opinion and feedback. Thanks amigos.... 
Saludos,
DJ ((( d(-_-)b )))
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DJ, we have had a few threads on this subject. Here is a link to an earlier thread.
There are others on the forum. The ones I've seen consistently indicate the year should be called "dos mil once". I haven't heard anyone say it the other way, but I'm only around Spanish speaking people for a few hours each week.
I volunteer in a free clinic a couple of days a weeks. I have to identify each patient by asking them their name and birthday. Since we only treat adults at the clinic, Spanish speaking people always give their birthdays like "el veinticuatro de augusto mil novecientos cincuenta y dos" (I hope I did that right). Anyway, I've never had a Spanish speaking patient say it the other way.
