- From: Michael Everson <everson@indigo.ie>
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:12:15 +0100
- To: Paul Fidler <praf1@cam.ac.uk>
- Cc: www-international@w3.org
Ar 12:27 +0100 1997-10-20, scríobh Paul Fidler: >> Nobody wants the name "euro" and it carries entirely the wrong >> semantics, and the citizens were not consulted about it, but the >> damage has been done, and cannot easily be undone, so we're stuck with >> it. Let's just hope we can find a suitably derogatory nickname :-) > >I have heard 'Eurin' suggested in the past. I sent this to the Unicode list recently, but only joined www-international yesterday. Copying it again now, but I apologize if this is a repetition of an earlier cc:d mail. > The name is a cultural disaster. I have written an essay on this at > http://www.indigo.ie/egt/standards/iso10646/euro/euroname.html. -- Michael Everson, Everson Gunn Teoranta 15 Port Chaeimhghein Íochtarach; Baile Átha Cliath 2; Éire (Ireland) Gutháin: +353 1 478-2597, +353 1 283-9396 http://www.indigo.ie/egt 27 Páirc an Fhéithlinn; Baile an Bhóthair; Co. Átha Cliath; Éire
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