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2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. According to the North Korean Juche calendar, this will be Juche year 100.
Contents
- 1 Pronunciation
- 2 Predicted and scheduled events
- 2.1 January
- 2.2 February
- 2.3 March
- 2.4 April
- 2.5 May
- 2.6 June
- 2.7 July
- 2.8 August
- 2.9 September
- 2.10 November
- 2.11 Unknown dates
- 3 Major religious holidays
- 4 References
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Pronunciation
- See also: Year pronunciation
Among experts and the general public, there is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century, including 2011, should be pronounced in
English. Although the majority of English-speakers say "
two thousand (and) X" for any specific year post–
1999, it is often suggested that the continuation of this type of pronunciation for the entire 21st century would be inappropriate or unnatural, given the alternative "
twenty X" option.
Many experts agree that majority usage of "two thousand (and) X" is a result of influences from the Y2K hype, as well as the way "2001" was pronounced in the influential 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Experts also suggest that since former years such as 1805 and 1905 were commonly pronounced as "eighteen oh" or "nineteen oh" five, the year 2005 should naturally have been pronounced as "twenty oh-five".[1]
Many people, ranging from linguistic and academic experts to Internet bloggers, predict that the "twenty X" pronunciation method will eventually prevail, but a timeframe as to when this change will occur often differs. The year 2010 is suggested by many,[2][3] while 2011[1] and 2013 are popular as well. The latest timeframe for change is usually placed at 2020[1] or 2100.
According to a recent press release, David Crystal, author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, has predicted that the change will occur in 2011, to "twenty eleven", explaining that the way people pronounce years depends on rhythm, rather than logic. Crystal claims that the rhythm or "flow" of "two thousand (and) ten", beats out that of "twenty ten", but the flow of "twenty eleven" beats out "two thousand (and) eleven".[1] Alternatively, Ian Brookes, editor-in-chief of Chambers Dictionary, suggests the change will occur in 2013. The UK Times has suggested 2020 as a final timeframe for the change, saying "If people can have “twenty-twenty” vision, then surely they should also live in the year “twenty twenty”."[1]
In addition, the
Vancouver olympics, taking place in 2010, are being officially referred to by
Vancouver 2010 as "the
twenty-ten olympics", and the
London olympics, taking place in 2012, are also being officially referred to by
London 2012 as "the
twenty-twelve olympics".
Chicago 2016, which operates the official Chicago bid for the
2016 games, refers to the "
twenty-sixteen games".
Predicted and scheduled events
January
February
March
- March 18 - NASA's Pluto probe New Horizons will cross the orbit of Uranus, after 5 years journey. This will be faster than Voyager 2, which spent 8 years.
- NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is scheduled to arrive in orbit around Mercury.
- The remaining sections of Kyushu Shinkansen and Tōhoku Shinkansen, both Japanese high speed rail lines are scheduled to start services. When these tracks are completed, Aomori, (the northernmost part of Honshū), and Kagoshima, (the southernmost part of Kyushu Island), will both be linked by Shinkansen service through Tokyo.
- Narita Rapid Railway, which will connect central Tokyo and Narita International Airport in 36 minutes(15 minutes faster than current fastest trains), is scheduled to start service.
April
May
June
- June 1 - Partial solar eclipse.
July
August
September
November
Unknown dates
Major religious holidays
References
- ^ a b c d e Experts clash over millennium bugbear — UK Times
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- ^ [2]
Preceded by
2010
| Years
2011
| Succeeded by
2012
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