Hi, :-) On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 20:17, Bernhard Dippold <[email protected]> wrote: > Is usage of the separator *mandatory* in every English-speaking country in > the world?
Well, it *is* the universal convention in every English-speaking country... "Mandatory"? Well, Interpol does not issue arrest warrants in case of contraventions, so you will still be able to travel safely... > You never sound cynical - do you ? I'm not sure if I *sound* it, but sometimes... ;-) > It's a great pleasure to discuss with you - but I can add smileys too ;-) Thank you for the kind words. I also sometimes enjoy our debates. ;-) > I remembered the official text on the plural usage we discussed some time ago: > http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/publication6336_en.pdf Political correctness and expediency make me refrain from answering... > There you can read: > "The official abbreviation, according to ISO 4217, for 'euro' is 'EUR' in all > languages." > But you're right, that the € sign has been introduced by the European > Commission, so > my comment proved wrong: It is the officially approved symbol for EUR. OK, so I might be cynical but have not yet gone crazy... reassuring... > So sorry for my misinterpretation - you can use € if you don't want/need to > use the > ISO code. The original suggestion was for *you* to alter the banner, but... whatever... Anyway, have a nice Sunday. ;-) David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/website/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
