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Euro or Euros, Cent or Cents?

  • 26-04-2009 10:22PM
    #1
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭


    Which word do you use? Personally I use euro and cent. Euros and cents don't sound right at all, for example:

    'Fifty euro' vs 'Fifty euros'.

    Grates against my ears when I hear euros being used.

    Yes yes, fire at will :D


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  • #2
    Captain-America
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭Captain-America


    I agree OP, drop the s.


  • #3
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Well if you own a triple number of cars - do you own "three car" or "three cars" ?
    If its more than one object/item/amount I go with the latter "s" attached.

    Personally, I never owned a 50 Euro. I have had 50 Euro's in the form of a one note though!

    Food for though...

    Is there a definite right and a wrong in this case?


  • #4
    liah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,750 ✭✭✭liah


    I say euro and cents.

    Euro because that's what's printed on the bills, and cents because I grew up saying cents back home.


  • #5
    Holsten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Holsten


    Quid and Cent.


  • #6
    galwayrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Officially i think it's euro and cents , no caps either.;)


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  • #7
    Chardee MacDennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,228 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    it's euro, there is no plural and therefore there is no debate. whatever people want to say is up to them but when they say euros they are wrong...


  • #8
    Mr. Frost
    Closed Accounts Posts: 726 ✭✭✭Mr. Frost


    Euro's/quid/bucks/clams and cents.

    http://www.uta.fi/FAST/AK2/euros.html

    Guidelines on the use of the euro, issued via the Secretariat-General, state that the plurals of both 'euro' and 'cent' are to be written without 's' in English. Do this [only] when amending or referring to legal texts that themselves observe this rule. However, in all other texts, especially documents intended for the general public, use the natural plurals `euros' and `cents'.


  • #9
    Mr. Frost
    Closed Accounts Posts: 726 ✭✭✭Mr. Frost


    BastardPrince wrote: »
    it's euro, there is no plural and therefore there is no debate. whatever people want to say is up to them but when they say euros they are wrong...

    Wrong. See above. :D


  • #10
    tony1kenobi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭tony1kenobi


    galwayrush wrote: »
    Officially i think it's euro and cents , no caps either.;)

    it's cent.....not cents.


  • #11
    Sharpshooter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    euro and cent, I don't think I ever put the s on at the end.


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  • #12
    Chardee MacDennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,228 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    Mr. Frost wrote: »
    Wrong. See above. :D

    well that's new! when the currency was announced it was definitely not pluralised like lira....


  • #13
    yawnstretch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 861 ✭✭✭yawnstretch


    euro


  • #14
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,266 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    It's supposed to be Euro and Cent, but as usual people will insist on making it up as they go along - always breaking stuff, letting the team down and leaving the rest of us to make excuses for them - so sad, sad.....................................:(


  • #15
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Just one thing I noticed.
    Whe newscasters speak of the currency, I note they always (I think) speak in terms of "Euro's"
    For example: I remember one reporter stating a short while back that Sadam wanted to convert his oil sales currency from USA DollarS to European Euro'S. The reporter did not say Sadam wanted to "convert from his USA Dollar to European Euro".
    Other media people take the same route.

    ...just another point to dwell over!


  • #16
    xOxSinéadxOx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭xOxSinéadxOx


    euro and cent


  • #17
    b28
    Closed Accounts Posts: 350 ✭✭b28


    what I wouldn't give for a few euros now lol


  • #18
    kraggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kraggy


    As far as I know, euro shall remain singular due to the fact that words beginning and ending with a vowel do not take an s when plural.


  • #19
    b28
    Closed Accounts Posts: 350 ✭✭b28


    I think "euro" (as in singular) comes naturally to so many people! Its much handier and more fun to use it like that lol


  • #20
    c0rk3r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,256 ✭✭✭c0rk3r


    I was outside Aldi unlocking my bike when an asian couple approached me and asked if i had two euro. I assumed they wanted it for a trolley since we were beside the trolley bay. So i take out a two euro coin and give it to the guy whilst taking the money from his hand. Which was also a two euro coin. Wtf!! Of course he wanted two euros...

    People really need to sort this crap out. It only leads to confusion. Was pretty embarrassing


  • #21
    Sharpshooter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    kraggy wrote: »
    As far as I know, euro shall remain singular due to the fact that words beginning and ending with a vowel do not take an s when plural.
    What about Apple so?
    I have 4 Apples.
    I have 4 Apple.
    It doesn't sound right to me.


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  • #22
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,266 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Biggins wrote: »
    Just one thing I noticed.
    Whe newscasters speak of the currency, I note they always (I think) speak in terms of "Euro's"
    For example: I remember one reporter stating a short while back that Sadam wanted to convert his oil sales currency from USA DollarS to European Euro'S. The reporter did not say Sadam wanted to convert from "his USA Dollar to European Euro".
    Other media people take the same route.

    ...just another point to dwell over!

    They're just trying to screw with our minds, like those nameless people putting an apostrophe in where there shouldn't be one.:eek:


  • #23
    b28
    Closed Accounts Posts: 350 ✭✭b28


    c0rk3r wrote: »
    I was outside Aldi unlocking my bike when an asian couple approached me and asked if i had two euro. I assumed they wanted it for a trolley since we were beside the trolley bay. So i take out a two euro coin and give it to the guy whilst taking the money from his hand. Which was also a two euro coin. Wtf!! Of course he wanted two euros...

    People really need to sort this crap out. It only leads to confusion. Was pretty embarrassing

    Simple solution to that is do what I do, May i have 2 Euro coins please?


  • #24
    professore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭professore


    Biggins wrote: »
    Just one thing I noticed.
    Whe newscasters speak of the currency, I note they always (I think) speak in terms of "Euro's"
    For example: I remember one reporter stating a short while back that Sadam wanted to convert his oil sales currency from USA DollarS to European Euro'S. The reporter did not say Sadam wanted to "convert from his USA Dollar to European Euro".
    Other media people take the same route.

    ...just another point to dwell over!
    The UK press always incorrectly write euros.


  • #25
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    Mr. Frost wrote: »
    Euro's/quid/bucks/clams and cents.

    http://www.uta.fi/FAST/AK2/euros.html

    Guidelines on the use of the euro, issued via the Secretariat-General, state that the plurals of both 'euro' and 'cent' are to be written without 's' in English. Do this [only] when amending or referring to legal texts that themselves observe this rule. However, in all other texts, especially documents intended for the general public, use the natural plurals `euros' and `cents'.

    You just know well that that statement took a whole office of eurocrats in Brussels half the morning to come up with :D

    I actually go 50/50 on the euro(s) cent(s) debate. I say euro when referring to the note and cents for the coin. My theory is that 'cents' is a French word and the French pronounce it with a silent 's', cent. But we here speak english and when we pronounce 'Paris' we don't pronounce it 'Par-ee' with a silent 's' as a French person would. So therefore I add the 's' to cents but not to euro. Apart from that illogical convoluted mess of an argument I just prefer saying cents.


  • #26
    professore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭professore


    Sharpshooter wrote: »
    What about Apple so?
    I have 4 Apples.
    I have 4 Apple.
    It doesn't sound right to me.

    I have 4 Sheeps.


  • #27
    professore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭professore


    RATM wrote: »
    You just know well that that statement took a whole office of eurocrats in Brussels half the morning to come up with :D

    I actually go 50/50 on the euro(s) cent(s) debate. I say euro when referring to the note and cents for the coin. My theory is that 'cents' is a French word and the French pronounce it with a silent 's', cent. But we here speak english and when we pronounce 'Paris' we don't pronounce it 'Par-ee' with a silent 's' as a French person would. Apart from that illogical convoluted mess of an argument I just prefer saying cents.

    They were trying to find something that would be the same word in all EU languages. That's why it's euro and cent. Otherwise the French would spell it Eureaux.


  • #28
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,266 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    professore wrote: »
    The UK press always incorrectly write euros.

    The same on "Euronews", where you'd expect them to be playing the game.


  • #29
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    i find that people who didn't pluralise pound (i.e. twenty pound boss), now pluralise euro, (i.e. twenty euros boss).

    I probably should stop shopping in markets, but times are tough...


  • #30
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    kraggy wrote: »
    As far as I know, euro shall remain singular due to the fact that words beginning and ending with a vowel do not take an s when plural.

    I can think of loads of exceptions to that. What about eagles, oranges, ewes, iguanas, etc?


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  • #31
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Who cares, sure we will be using a single global currency soon anyway, the worldo! :)


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