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Modèle:Year nav Modèle:C21YearInTopic Modèle:Year in other calendars 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. This year will also be the 100th of the Republic of China Era year(民國100年).

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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".<ref name="preferMC">Experts clash over millennium bugbear — UK Times</ref>

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,<ref>[1]</ref><ref>[2]</ref> while 2011<ref name="preferMC" /> and 2013 are popular as well. The latest timeframe for change is usually placed at 2020<ref name="preferMC" /> 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".<ref name="preferMC" /> 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”."<ref name="preferMC" />

It is noted that, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in Vancouver, Canada, are being officially referred to as "the twenty-ten Olympics",the 2011 Rugby World Cup officially as "the New Zealand twenty-eleven Rugby World Cup". 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".

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Predicted and scheduled events

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January

January - Southern Sudan will hold a referendum on independence.
January 1 - The estate tax in the United States, after its gradual repeal through 2010, returns in full force.<ref> Senate Plan to Repeal Inheritance Tax Fails

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January 1 - Start of the Hungarian presidency of the European Union.
January 2 — Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 34' south. Third conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.
January 3 — The 112th session of the United States Congress will convene on or around this date.
January 4 — Partial solar eclipse
January 13 — The works of James Joyce will enter the public domain.
January 30 — The 2011 Asian Winter Games will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan until February 6.

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February

February — Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
February — 2011 Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey.
February 6 — Super Bowl XLV will be played in Arlington, Texas.

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March

March 18 — NASA's Pluto probe New Horizons will cross the orbit of Uranus, after a 5 year journey. This will be faster than Voyager 2, which took 8 years.
March 20 — Parliamentary election to be held in Finland.
March 29 - 100th anniversary of the adoption of the M1911 pistol.
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.

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April

April 2–4 — NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four to be held at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
April 8–21 — Cricket World Cup to be held in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
April 11 - The Freedom Tower in New York is scheduled to open.
April 24 — Easter will not have fallen this late since 1943.

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May

May — Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and Mars all visible within a roughly 6° area of sky.
May 5 — Elections for the Scottish Parliament and for the Welsh Assembly.
May 6 — Singapore holds 11th general election.
May 17 — Canadian 2011 census.

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June

June 1 — Partial solar eclipse.
June 13–June 19 — the United States Golf Open 2011 is scheduled at Congressional Country Club (Blue Course).<ref>http://www.usopen.com/future/ retrieved 14 June 2007</ref>

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July

July 1 — Partial solar eclipse.
July 1 — Start of the Polish presidency of the European Union.
July 15-July 26 — Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China
July 24 — Analog television broadcasts will cease in Japan.
July — The International Olympic Committee is set to meet and decide the location of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
July — The 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship will be held in a TBA location.

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August

August 15 — The comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková will approach Earth and pass with significantly close proximity.
August 31 - Canada expected to switch off its analogue television signal.

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September

September 11- 10th annivesary of September 11th

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October

October - Guadalajara will host the XVI Pan American Games.
October - 2011 Rugby World Cup to be held in New Zealand.

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November

November 25 — Partial solar eclipse.

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Unknown dates

The F-35 Lightning II will begin replacing the USAF's F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt fleets (to be complete by 2025 and 2028 respectively).
Predicted Solar maximum (also predicted by other research groups for 2012).<ref> NASA article relating to Solar Maximum

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The Isle of Man will host the IV Commonwealth Youth Games.
An Irish presidential election is due this year.
The Egyptian Presidential Elections of 2011
The United Kingdom plans to continue 5-year process to cease analog television broadcasts region-by-region, with Central Television, Yorkshire Television and Anglia Television [3].
Dublin Institute of Technology will complete its move to Grangegorman.
The DSM-V is tentatively scheduled to be published.
Scheduled completion of Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport, the largest infrastructure project in eastern Germany.
Scheduled completion of the Freedom Tower in New York City.
Possible start of manned test flights of both the Crew Exploration Vehicle and Ares I rocket.
Elections to be held in Nigeria.
Portsmouth F.C. expected to move into a new stadium.
California plans to open the world's largest solar power plant.<ref> CNN article relating to Californians plan to have largest Solar Plant

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Park Place shopping centre in Croydon, is due to be unveiled by Minerva plc, and is expected to put Croydon in the top 5 retail destinations.
The 43rd edition of the Copa América, South America's main soccer tournament between countries, is scheduled to take place. Argentina are the favorites to host the tournament, but Chile and Mexico are also tipped for hosting.
There will be a census taking place this year in the United Kingdom. The UK census is carried out every 10 years.
Sweden will host the 22nd World Scout Jamboree.