'One-ders' wins prize for best name for next decadeThe decade starting in 2010 should be called the "One-ders", according to the winner of a naming contest in Australia. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition]
More obvious choices such as Tennies, Tenties or Teenies were rejected because "they were so popular they had to be discounted". The website said the winning name expressed "bright-eyed optimism". "We needed something that communicated a feeling, not just denoted a number," said the website.
More obvious choices such as Tennies, Tenties or Teenies were rejected because "they were so popular they had to be discounted".
The website said the winning name expressed "bright-eyed optimism".
"We needed something that communicated a feeling, not just denoted a number," said the website.
I call the next decade "the Tense", because that's how I feel about the future.
