How do you say WWII?

Is it World war two, or world war the second?

I say this because today I said "World war two" and the teacher told me "not like this, its world war the second".

Two. I've never heard "the second".

Edit - I mean "World War the Second", though I have heard "The Second World War".

I say World War Two. :)

Usually just world war two or double you double you two if I am around people who will know what I'm talking about :P.

"World War The Second" ?? :? That's utterly wrong.

It's either "World War Two", or "The Second World War".

i say duvuya duvuya two

Who comes up with this rubbish?

I say "dubya dubya two" with a John Wayne drawl.

World War: The sequel

Bigger, better, and more worldly

look at this ****, another idiot who thinks she is better than me because she is the teacher :xGazaAli

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]look at this ****, another idiot who thinks she is better than me because she is the teacher :xthe_foreign_guy

Is it World war two, or world war the second?

I say this because today I said "World war two" and the teacher told me "not like this, its world war the second".

Is it World war two, or world war the second?

I say this because today I said "World war two" and the teacher told me "not like this, its world war the second".

GazaAli

Is it World war two, or world war the second?

I say this because today I said "World war two" and the teacher told me "not like this, its world war the second".

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]

Is it World war two, or world war the second?

I say this because today I said "World war two" and the teacher told me "not like this, its world war the second".

entropyecho

"World War The Second" ?? :? That's utterly wrong.

It's either "World War Two", or "The Second World War".

Nobody says "World War the second". It's "the Second World War".

Your teacher needs to be slapped. It's either "World War II" or "The Second World War".

Your teacher needs to be slapped. It's either "World War II" or "The Second World War".

Barbariser

Ones that I've used more than once:

World War Two (most often)

The Second World War (when I feel I've used World War Two too many times in a given paragraph)

The Second Great War (when bein' oldschool)

World war 2 or THE SECOND WORLD WAR.Osaka-06

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"World War The Second" ?? :? That's utterly wrong.

It's either "World War Two", or "The Second World War".

harashawn

That's different. You only use Roman numerals like that when placed after a person's name as a suffix.

"King Henry The Eighth" isn't his actual name, that's just his title. The 'VIII' is a suffix, so you say it after his name.

"World War Two" is the actual name given to the war. The 'II' here is not used as a suffix, it's just another way of saying "two".

Two. I've never heard "the second".

Edit - I mean "World War the Second", though I have heard "The Second World War".

At some point your teacher was probably reprimanded herself for calling Henry the Eighth 'The Eight Henry', resulting her incorrect assumption about WWII. Unfortunately this rule does not apply to all things that have a VIII attached, or a II or two in this case. As has been covered in this thread already, the correct terms are:

WWII - World War Two or the Second World War

Henry II - King Henry the Second.

Try not to berate her too much for her mistakes - nobody's perfect - and politely pointing out that you're right is so much more satisfying than stooping to her level and being petty about it :P

World war two. Never heard it as world war the second.

Probably a mistake. Correct ur teacher and be a smart ass. :P

At some point your teacher was probably reprimanded herself for calling Henry the Eighth 'The Eight Henry', resulting her incorrect assumption about WWII. Unfortunately this rule does not apply to all things that have a VIII attached, or a II or two in this case. As has been covered in this thread already, the correct terms are:

WWII - World War Two or the Second World War

Henry II - King Henry the Second.

Try not to berate her too much for her mistakes - nobody's perfect - and politely pointing out that you're right is so much more satisfying than stooping to her level and being petty about it :P

MissLibrarian

You must be a teacher :P

At some point your teacher was probably reprimanded herself for calling Henry the Eighth 'The Eight Henry', resulting her incorrect assumption about WWII. Unfortunately this rule does not apply to all things that have a VIII attached, or a II or two in this case. As has been covered in this thread already, the correct terms are:

WWII - World War Two or the Second World War

Henry II - King Henry the Second.

Try not to berate her too much for her mistakes - nobody's perfect - and politely pointing out that you're right is so much more satisfying than stooping to her level and being petty about it :P

MissLibrarian

If I had to guess this is what probably made your teacher think that.

[QUOTE="MissLibrarian"].TehFuneral

You must be a teacher :P

"World War Two" or "The Second World War".