User:2010Ed/Dates in the year 2010 and Beyond

A major issue exist in our future involving dates such as the calendar date 1-9-2010, 1-2010 or 1-10. Is the last date January 10th or January 2010? Many people refer to the current date, such as 6-10, to mean June 10th. However, what is this date,6-10? My opinion is if you're typing a date without the actual day then use 1-2010 rather than 1-10. Unlike the past as 1-99, 1-98. 1-10 can be confused as January 1810, January 1910, January 2010 or just January 10th? I know for a fact 1-99 is January 1999 or 1-98 is January 1998. Until 2098 rolls around. However, do you know for a fact 1-10 is 2010? What is the legal ramifications? I foresee a date meltdown similar to Y2K or 2000. I'm looking for feedback regarding this subject of proper dating in letters, legal documents and computer software? Regards, SAE