2020

2020 () will be a of the.

Pronunciation

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Among experts and the general public, there is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century, including 2020, should be pronounced in. Although the majority of English-speakers say "two thousand (and) X" for any specific year post–, 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 hype, as well as the way "" was pronounced in the influential  film, . Experts also suggest that since former years such as and  were commonly pronounced as "eighteen oh" or "nineteen oh" five, the year  should naturally have been pronounced as "twenty oh-five".

Many people, ranging from and  experts to Internet gers, predict that the "twenty X" pronunciation method will eventually prevail, but a timeframe as to when this change will occur often differs. The year is suggested by many , while  and  are popular as well. The latest timeframe for change is usually placed at or.

According to a recent press release,, author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, has predicted that the change will occur in , to "twenty eleven", explaining that the way people pronounce years depends on , rather than. 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". Alternatively, Ian Brookes, editor-in-chief of Chambers Dictionary, suggests the change will occur in. The has suggested  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”."

In addition, the, taking place in 2010, are being officially referred to by Vancouver 2010 as "the twenty-ten Olympics", and the , taking place in 2012, are also being officially referred to by London 2012 as "the twenty-twelve Olympics". , which operates the official Chicago bid for the, refers to the "twenty-sixteen games".

Astronomical predictions for the Year 2020

 * , 2020 at Time: 20:20:20, the date will read 2020-02-20 20:20:20.

Scheduled events

 * March — Inc.'s 25th birthday; opening of the.
 * June —
 * —, on a full moon
 * — Presidential election and 117th Congressional election in the

Confirmed but unscheduled events
The following events will happen in 2020, but haven't been scheduled yet.


 * to be held
 * Last in  to be shut down
 * to be released from prison for drug trafficking in Indonesia
 * The World Wrestling Entertainment will present its 33rd edition of Wrestle Mania.
 * to be held.

Anniversaries

 * — 100th anniversary of the U.S. victory, confirming the right of female citizens to vote under the  of the
 * — 100th anniversary of birth of Pope

Predicted or expected events
The following events are predicted or expected to happen in 2020.

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 * British  published a series of magazines in September 2004 predicting life in 2020
 * Mapping the Global Future: Report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 Project was published in December 2004 with a long-term view of the future. The NIC is the center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking within the US Government.
 * In Australia, is expected to overtake Victoria as the second most populous state of the nation.
 * Mayans Predict Age of Transition.
 * According to current plans and workings for, should be returning Humans to the  by 2020.
 * The says that they plan to be mining  from the  by this year.
 * Earliest year that power aboard the space probes and  is expected to terminate (though either probe may function past this date).
 * 's spacecraft is expected to fly beyond  and  to the.
 * to be phased into United States armed forces.
 * According to military analyst, 2020 is a likely date for the beginning of  in the , most probably, he predicts, in due to a white gang called  and where, he believes,  activists will declare an independent republic of.
 * is expected to reach the status of a under the Vision 2020 development plan initiated by Prime Minister Patrick Manning.-A.I.
 * Predicted proclamation of as a developed country, under the  plan initiated by former Malaysian Prime Minister.
 * 's of becoming a developed, powerful, world  and an influential national-state is expected to be fulfilled.
 * is expected to reach the status of a.
 * The has stated it intends to take back  under Chinese rule at latest by 2020.
 * The is predicted to become more economically powerful than the United States by 2020, according to  1991: 398.
 * Completion of restoration works to the in the.
 * Completion of the in the.
 * Completion of the construction of the of the.
 * Completion of the urban revitalization of downtown, Portugal.
 * researcher and,  predicts that computers will have the raw computational capacities equivalent to the human brain.
 * Self-driving cars on smart-highways
 * 3-D video conferencing

Comics

 * Comics set in 2020:
 *  (1997–1998)

Computer and video games

 * Games set in 2020:
 *  (2003)
 *  (2005)
 *  (1991)
 *  (2000) (the Planet X mission)
 *  (2006)
 *  (1991)
 *  (2000)
 * (2004)
 * (2006) - possibly because it concludes Half-Life 2
 * (2007)

Film

 * Films set in 2020:
 *  (1991)
 *  (2000)
 *  (2002)

Television

 * Television programs set in 2020:
 *  (1987)
 *  (1972)
 *  (1983–1984)
 *  (2005)