What would you call the previous decade?

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What would you call the previous decade? 'The 00s' or 'the Aughts'? Concerning the latter, that's what the 1900s were called. (True, it's hardly a phrase that rolls off one's lips. Maybe, given the rise of mobile technology, we should call the 00s 'The Apps' ?)

Of course, factors other than economics play a role in a decade's short-hand identifier, but in the modern era 'the economic' dimension has carried the day more than a few times.

Examples, (all from the 20th century, one should add), include: the 'Roaring 20s,' the 'Go-Go 80s,' and the 'Fabulous 50s.' The 'Roaring 90s' also has been cited for the 1990s, and it's an accurate title for the decade, although in terms of the magnitude of economic change and stock market gains, the Roaring 20s tops the 1990s. But no, the creators of the 'Roaring 90s' shorthand will not be hauled in to court on that one.

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