Re: ECU and euro - both exist

From: Michael Everson ([email protected])
Date: Mon Oct 27 1997 - 12:37:56 EST


Ar 09:13 -0800 1997-10-27, scr�obh John Cowan:
>Michael Everson wrote:
>
>> Just as long as you know that the actual name will never be changed, and
>> that the addition of a note to explain which currency U+20A0 is used for is
>> the "usual practice" to be followed.
>
>What currency is that? As far as I know, U+20A0 is not used for the
>ECU or for anything else. A note explaining that it is *not* to be
>used for the euro (BTW, the Web site at eu.int suggests that the
>plural of "euro" is "euro") would be more suitable.

Well, I guess the note could be comprehensive and do both, depending on the
wisdom of the editor.

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