"class of 08", "class of 09"

But what comes after those? "class of ten" just sounds odd. Can you say "oh ten"? The sophomores at my high school use that.

"oh 10?" really? until I hear someone use something else, I'll be saying "twenty ten"

I can imagine high schoolers saying "oh ten", but it doesn't really make sense. I'm sure at least some of them realize that, and just don't care. I'm not really sure how I'd say it myself, but I'm leaning towards simply "class of ten".

- Kef

Oh, it sounds weird to me too, but so do the alternatives.

<<I can imagine high schoolers saying "oh ten", but it doesn't really make sense.>>

Well it actually works as the year is 2010 with a 0 before the 10, and it's the only class of 010 in 1000 years.

it's the only class of 010 for 1000 years.

When I was in high school, I used to say " class eight, class nine and class ten." I didn't use to say " class eleven or class twelve", rather I used to say "eleven grade or twelve grade".

No we're talking about graduation years... Like my senior year was "oh three."

In that case, I'd simply say "third year" If I were doing my 4 years Bachelors.

No, guest, they're talking about the actual year, as in the date -- 2010.

It's "class of ten," that's what my class is called.

<< Well it actually works as the year is 2010 with a 0 before the 10, and it's the only class of 010 in 1000 years. >>

Yes, it "works", but it's arbitrary. I doubt they intend to keep using a three-digit date; they only use it because it sounds less strange to them than the alternatives.

- Kef