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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Euro all the things! (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Except for our money. It's not the prefix, it's just the whole word. Silly choice, we could have called it Euroeuro.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Eurocoins, Eurodollars, Eurounits, it all sounds quite cyberpunk.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

It's still a prefix, the currency is called .

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, people pointing this out should have called it quits the moment they named the currency "euro". I mean, at that point the way this was gonna go was both obvious and inevitable.

Just think, in Cyberpunk they went and called the currency "EuroDollar" because it sounded like a fun sci-fi joke. "Hold my beer" memes may be a bit old at this point, but man, they're appropriate here.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There was literally a European Council meeting in the mid-90s simply to thrash out the question of the name. Because there were other more imaginative proposals: florin, shilling, and of course ecu. But they went with euro, the lowest possible common denominator which offended nobody. I remember thinking what a terrible missed opportunity that was. I still think that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I appreciate the sheer gumption. They should have doubled down and just called it "money". Plural "moneys". How much is it? Seven moneys.

Actually, now that I think about it I know at least two countries that arguably already do that, so... you know what? Euro is dumber. Love it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

But that, explicitly with 'money' is english cultural imperialism. Would never be accepted in france etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

You won't believe it, but โ‚ฌ100, an ultimate prefix to the quantity of money.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Dassault Systems experimental unmanned combat vehicle is called the nEUROn which i thought was clever.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Oh yeah that's pretty good!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Eurogust

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We can go deeper!

  • Janeurory
  • Febreurory
  • Maeuroch
  • Apreurol
  • Maeuro
  • Jeurone
  • Jueuroly
  • Eurogust
  • Septeurober
  • Octeurober
  • Noveuromber
  • Deceuromber
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Anneuroly.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Can we get some Eurohealthcare over here?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Truly EUROMAGNIFICENT!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Better than M1

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The most important one to me is Eurodance. Europe, to me at least, has made the best EDM.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago
  • eurobeat
  • eurodisco
  • eurotrance
  • europop
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Eunited Kingd- oh wait