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Anyone else noticing retailer's hikeing prices?

Scruff · 2002-01-04 14:51:27

!!----Flame---!! We all knew that some would, but have any of the rest of ye noticed you're being charged quite a bit more in the ast few days in some places? besides pubs that is. For instance my usual lunch (soup and filled roll) used cost me €4.51 (£3.55) and now costs €5.10 (£4.02) a hike of 13% :eek: :( and this…

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#32 29-01-2002 8:16pm
Yoda

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Originally posted by Victor

Yeah, I was asked for 650 Euro for my lunch the other day.

This is in part because of the errors which have been made with regard to the use of the natural plurals, euros and cents, in the English language. People have to learn to say "six euros and fifty cents" which has the same rhythm as "six dollars and fifty cents" does. The habit is hard for us to take on because we are used to a monosyllabic currency name and the deletion of the "and" ("six pounds fifty"). But in my view only "six euros and fifty cents" or simply "six fifty" will serve.

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#33 30-01-2002 10:42pm
Victor

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Sorry. It was enunciated as "six hundred and fifty euros".

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