[libreoffice-website] Re: donation barometer

Le 2011-02-16 17:43, Bernhard Dippold a écrit :
> Without taking into account that other native speaker (at the European
> Authorities) decided differently?
>
> http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/publication6336_en.pdf
>
> 1 euro 100 euro
> 1 cent 100 cent
> (note: This spelling without an “s” may be seen as departing from usual
> English practice for currencies.)
>
> I don't think that in this case American English is the only valid
> solution.
>
> But perhaps we can agree on:
>
> The challenge: EUR 50 000 needed!
>
> (I'd rather like to put "The challenge: € 50 000 needed!", but the
> official abbreviation is EUR)
>
> What do you think?
>
> Best regards
>
> Bernhard

Hi David:

I think we should stick to the official EU recommendation as to the 
treatment of "euro" in plural context -- even if it does go against 
conventional English rules.

Bernhard:

I would stick with either "EUR" or "euro" as many in other parts of the 
world may not recognize the euro sign. As to whether to use the "EUR 50 
000 or 50 000 euro ... I would suggest the form that you would most 
likely see in European countries.

Cheers

Marc


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