How to pronounce Years...?

In common colloquial dialogue, most English-speakers say "the nineties" or "the sixties" when referring to certain decades, but what is it that we are going to call this decade-- the decade of 2000-2010? The zeros? the twenty-o's? Is there a new term going around that I am unaware of, or has this not been decided yet? It's interesting and I'd like to hear of others' opinions/knowledge on this.

The turn of the millenium?

I've heard this decade referred to as the "noughties".

the aughts

The turn of the century.

>> turn of the millenium; noughties; the aughts <<

All of those sound right awful. I don't expect to be using any of those phrases. Is there a more aesthetic expression?

more aesthetic? lol. they're just words like any other.

How do you pronounce "noughties" and "aughts?"

And where did those words come from? What do they mean?

<3 meesh

The "two thousands" is a common way to refer to this decade.

"noughties" and "aughties" are pronounced with the sound of the "ough" in "thought".

>> How do you pronounce "noughties" and "aughts?" <<

noddeez and ahts

Now where did those words come from?


Meesh

The time is now nineteen fifty nine hours Greenwich Mean Time (UK Time) Thursday the twenty third of November twenty hundred and six.

The time is now twenty-one minutes past the hour Thursday November twenty third two thousand six.

The time is now twelve thirty PM Pacific Standard Time, Thursday November twenty third two thousand six.

The current decade is the two thousands. "Noughties" sounds too comical.