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Michael Beijer 
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| "Euros" indeed looks ridiculous, and like a Greek name. But not if you strip it of its capital "E" | Jun 11, 2015 |
Tom in London wrote: Michael Beijer wrote:
"euro" for the plural looks ridiculous. No. "Euros" looks ridiculous. It looks like a Greek name. In Ireland, including on radio and TV, we say "Euro" for the plural. Try and stop us. 
it's not meant to start with a capital "E"
It's:
"one euro"
"two euros"
etc.
"Like ‘pound’, ‘dollar’ or any other currency name in English, the word ‘euro’ is written in lower case with no initial capital. Where appropriate, it takes the plural ‘s’ (as does ‘cent’)" [very sensible advice]
I see what you mean though about the Irish dropping the s from the plural form. However, apparently some Irish sources (including the Citizens Information Board; http://www.citizensinformationboard.ie ) agree that it should be written in lower case. see e.g.:
"euro and cent
Always use in lower case." (Citizens Information Board Standards and Guidelines - House Style Guide, September 2012: http://is.gd/kd52CY )
[Edited at 2015-06-11 16:57 GMT]
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
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Member (2008)
Italian to English
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I wrote Euros because I was thinking "Euros Papadopoulos".
| | | | John Holloway
Netherlands
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Despite the very good argument that euro (plural) avoids having a confusing variety of plurals for a word that should remain consistent across all European languages, I believe that it should (of course!) always be in lower case and always be euros in the plural. Euro (plural) just sounds strange. And there is now enough official directive in favour of plural euros. Further, I routinely use euros in financial reports and have done for years - without one client disagreement.
| | | | | It feels strange to use euro as plural in British English, but... | Jul 17, 2020 |
John Holloway wrote:
Despite the very good argument that euro (plural) avoids having a confusing variety of plurals for a word that should remain consistent across all European languages, I believe that it should (of course!) always be in lower case and always be euros in the plural. Euro (plural) just sounds strange. And there is now enough official directive in favour of plural euros. Further, I routinely use euros in financial reports and have done for years - without one client disagreement.
...in Dutch it is strange to use the plural 's'. It's always euro. We already did that with the 'gulden' (guilder). The Germans do the same and did that with Deutsch Mark (DM).
I agree that it should be consistent across languages, but languages just can't handle that. And if this should be the same, what about the placement of the currency sign. Most countries write it behind (100 € ), but a few European countries write it in front (€100), oh, and the Dutch write € 100 with a space.
Anyway, informative (old) post, but still presenting issues. I still am pondering which way to go.
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Paul Dixon
Brazil
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Euri, I like that! 'Gli gnocchi costano dieci euri'. Cool...
Or: dieci dollari degli Stati Uniti equivalano (?) a sette euri e cinquanta centesimi d'euro.
(Equivalano = to be worth? I only studied Italian for two years, can't remember the right verb)
[Edited at 2020-07-18 00:15 GMT]
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:17
Member (2008)
Italian to English
TOPIC STARTER | I hate having to think up a title every time I post in a forum | Jul 18, 2020 |
Paul Dixon wrote:
(Equivalano = to be worth? I only studied Italian for two years, can't remember the right verb)
"equivalgono"
https://tinyurl.com/yyj33bfs
| | | | Paul Dixon
Brazil
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Grazie for the information about the verb 'to be worth'. And the irregular form 'equivalso' is interesting.
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