LL-L "Grammar" 2005.03.23 (08) [E]

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From: Gary Taylor <gary_taylor_98 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: LL-L "Language varieties" 2005.03.23 (02) [E]

Hi all

Kevin wrote about the euro:

"Speaking of money, I've heard that the EU wants English speakers to use
the construction "20 euro" rather than "20 euros".  Is this true?  If so,
has it caught on, or do most people say "euros" anyway?  I think most
Americans would say "euros" just out of spite - we've resisted the metric
system all this time, so I don't think we'd put up with some foreign
bureaucrats telling us how to talk. ;)"

I work in a tourist shop in Berlin and constantly have to switch between
English and German. For me 'zwanzig Euro' sounds normal - so no plural,
however 'twenty euro' sounds weird, I would always say 'euros' in English.
Strangely (perhaps) when I say 3 euros 50 in English I would use the plural,
whereas I would say 3 pound 50 without the plural in England...

And as to cattle - sorry I'm tired and I want to go to bed so can't say who
mentioned it - was it you
Kevin??? - I would never say 2 cattle. 2 cows yes, but 'cattle' for me means
a whole herd, so an uncountable amount (or at least an amount not worth
counting, unless I was particularly bored...)

Gary :)

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