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Re: OT: the euro & 01.01.02 (was NATLANG/FONT:)

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 18, 2001, 9:03
Daniel Andreasson wrote:
>andreas wrote: > > > BTW, Sweden and Denmark aren't in the Euro zone either. > > Depressingly enough, most Swedes don't want to join the Euro, > > but think we're going to do nonetheless. > >Actually, I just read a survey which said that 41% were pro and >36% were against. And since both the ruling party and a majority >of the parliament is pro-euro, it's kinda odd that we won't enter.
Yea, saw a similar one just after I wrote the above. My luck ... In any case, I'd be very surprised if we're not in in a few years.
> > PS I would much have prefered if the EU currency had got called _écu_ > > (homophonous pl _écus_) > >I think the official Sw. plural would've been _ecur_. *shudder*
It'd would? Why not zero plural (like _dollar_, _mark_ and most other foreign currencies) if there's something wrong with _écu_, pl _écus_ (which was used in my local newspaper)? Andreas _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com