Re: OT: the euro & 01.01.02 (was NATLANG/FONT:)
| From: | Joe Hill <joe@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, January 14, 2002, 10:09 |
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From: "Dan Jones" <dan@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: OT: the euro & 01.01.02 (was NATLANG/FONT:)
> bjm10@CORNELL.EDU escreva:
> >On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> >
> > > They didn't :))) . In French it's called a "centime d'Euro", and the
> > official
> > > name in English is the "Eurocent". Not that anyone is gonna use this
name.
> >
> >I've a feeling that "Europenny" or even just "penny" will be more likely
> >to actually get used. In the USA, the currency unit has been a "cent"
> >for centuries, but the coin is still a "penny".
>
> FWIW, in the UK people don't generally say "penny" anymore, let alone
> "pence". 50 pence is "fifty pee", 50p.
I say penny, but I never say pence.