Re: USAGE: Currencies and -s

From: "Thomas R. Wier"

> DOUGLAS KOLLER wrote:
> > Actually, I was thinking after I sent my last post, English does this
too
> > with reasonably unfamiliar monetary units, particularly the "exotic
East"
> > currencies:
>
> I think you're right here.  For some reason, I find "yens" and "yuans"
> completely unacceptable; "kronas" almost as much.   "liras" is slightly
> better than all those, but I'd still prefer "lira" as the plural of liras,
> personally.
Reading you and after saying "lira -- liras" to myself as I did the dishes,
I tend to agree; "lira" sounds better as the plural. Still wishy-washy about
krona.

> All currencies historically well-known to the English speaking world
> seem to have the plural -s for me:  pounds, dollars, francs,
For better or ill, pronounced as "(cocktail) franks".

> marks, pesos,
Yeah, 'fraid I have to part company with Marcus on this one.
Spanish-sounding currencies (as Lars mentioned for Danish) definitely take
the "s" for me.

And back to the original point, I would certainly say "euros". Let the long
arm of Brussels try and catch me.

Kou