Do you need an english degree to be an insurance broker?
Please explain further as i'm at a lose of why his english ability had anything to do with giving you insurance.
I would of taut basic busines's English wouldn't of caused him to loose the busines's.
I agree totally. When I worked on the continent and met a Brit, I'd say something like: "How long have you worked here on the mainland?". Always p*issed them off!When talking to English suppliers I try to use "mainland" when talking about mainland Europe. .
I am fussy about grammar and punctuation but I say euros. I don't think there is a clearcut right or wrong here - EU legislation uses euro for ease of documentation but the intention was/is for the general public to use their natural plural forms - with an s in the case of english. Plagiarised from a quick search on the subject:I know it's petty, but it irritates me when people say 'euros'. The plural of euro is euro!
We don't have a Ministry for Finance in Ireland, we have a Department of Finance.... As the euro was being adopted in the Republic of Ireland, however, the Ministry for Finance decided to use the word euro as both the singular and plural forms of the currency, and because Irish broadcasters took their cue from the Ministry, ...
Speaking of plurals (and singulars) -... The plural of euro is euro!
Thrice? Trice is a rope or what a character in Eastenders calls someone named Theresa.... (or trice) ... [broken link removed]
On that note the plural of “Attorney General” is “Attorneys General”. Attorney Generals are lawyers who hold a high rank in the armed forces.
The plural of Octopus is not Octopi, it’s Octopuses.
And even Stephen Fry himself (He Who Is Not To Be Questioned) said on QI that Octopuses and Octopodes are valid.Wikipedia said:The octopus (pronounced /ˈɒktəpʊs/, from Greek ὀκτάπους (oktapous), "eight-footed",with plural forms: octopuses /ˈɒktəpʊsɪz/, octopi /ˈɒktəpaɪ/, or octopodes /ɒkˈtɒpədiːz/
Criteria is plural,.......
Data is plural, ..........
Media is plural,
This used to be an exclusively Sahrf London phenomenon (singular, there's another !), Rod the Mod being a good example, but it seems to have been displaced into the wild since newspapers other than The Sun and the News of the World went on sale in local newsagents, beside the vodkar that they drink on the sofahr w'ile lookin' at the pictures of Madonnar's latesest adoption safari in 'Ello magazine or on MTV, know wo' I mean mate, innit?... Can somebody trained in grammar please explain this? ...
I know it's petty, but it irritates me when people say 'euros'.
The plural of Octopus is not Octopi, it’s Octopuses.
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