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(Cross Post)

Hello, and sorry if this is a question that has been asked before - I have searched the threads but cannot find an answer.
I am currently reading a book that mentions years with the last digit represented with a dash (for example: ´early in the spring of 189-´ )
My question is this: How should a narrator actually say this year out loud?
Thank you in advance to anyone who knows and supplies the answer!
M.

There's no need to cross post, I will delete the other thread.

I'm not sure if you're talking about a solo or not?
In a group project you can post these questions in the thread - the BC will have to make up their mind in case this is a recurring issue.

For a solo you make this decision yourself, you could say "189 blank" or "1890s" or... People have come up with all sorts of solutions.

Thank you very much for your reply!
(It is not a group project, so I didn't have a BC to ask)
M.

Yeah, I usually say "eighteen ninety-blank" or for 18--, "eighteen hundred blank".

I've heard people mumble it: "eighteen ninety-hmmemem" - but you have to make it sound deliberate and not like a mistake.

TriciaG wrote: ↑June 6th, 2023, 7:58 am Yeah, I usually say "eighteen ninety-blank" or for 18--, "eighteen hundred blank".

I've heard people mumble it: "eighteen ninety-hmmemem" - but you have to make it sound deliberate and not like a mistake.

Thanks for your reply TriciaG - I'm going with the eighteen-ninety-blank option.