Editing Language and the euro (section)

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Several [[linguistics|linguistic]] issues have arisen in relation to the spelling of the words ''[[euro]]'' and ''[[Cent (currency)|cent]]'' in the many languages of the member states of the [[European Union]], as well as in relation to [[grammar]] and the formation of [[plurals]].

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In official documents, the name "euro" must be used for the nominative singular in all languages, though different alphabets are taken into account and plural forms and [[declensions]] are accepted. In documents other than EU legal texts, including national legislation, other spellings are accepted according to the various grammatical rules of the respective language.<ref name="eurorules">{{cite web| url = http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/the_euro/notes_coins8958_en.htm | title = The euro: The euro 'rules' | access-date = 12 January 2009 | author=European Commission | author-link = European Commission | quote = The name of the single currency must be the same in all the official languages of the EU, taking into account the different alphabets. This is to ensure consistency and to avoid confusion in the single market. In all EU legal texts, the nominative singular spelling must be 'euro' in all languages ('ευρώ' in Greek alphabet; 'евро' in Cyrillic alphabet). Plural forms and declensions are accepted as long as they do not change the 'eur-' root. In documents other than EU legal texts, including national legislation, other spellings are accepted according to the various grammatical rules used in each language. }}</ref><ref name="TrStyleGuide">{{cite book| url = https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/styleguide_english_dgt_en.pdf| title = English Style Guide: A handbook for authors and translators in the European Commission| access-date = 12 January 2009|date=May 2008| edition = Fifth edition (revised) | publisher=European Commission Directorate-General for Translation|quote=20.8 The euro. Like ‘pound’, ‘dollar’ [etc.] the word ‘euro’ is written in lower case with no initial capital and, where appropriate, takes the plural ‘s’ (as does ‘cent’):This book costs ten euros and fifty cents. However, in documents and tables where monetary amounts figure largely, make maximum use of the € symbol (closed up to the figure) or the abbreviation EUR before the amount.}}</ref><ref name="ECB_opinion1">{{cite web | url = http://www.ecb.int/ecb/legal/pdf/c_31620051213en00250032.pdf| title = Opinion of the European Central Bank of 1 December 2005 on a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 on the introduction of the euro (CON/2005/51)| access-date = 7 September 2008| author=European Central Bank| author-link = European Central Bank| date = 13 December 2005| work=Official Journal of the European Union| quote = For reasons of [[legal certainty]], the ECB recommends that the text of the proposed regulation incorporates in its normative part a provision confirming that ‘the spelling of the name of the euro shall be identical in the nominative singular case in all the official languages of the European Union, taking into account the existence of different alphabets.}}</ref> For European Union legislation, the spelling of the words for the currency is prescribed for each language; in the English-language version of European Union legislation the forms "euro" and "cent" are used invariantly in the singular and plural, even though this departs from [[usus|usual]] English practice for currencies.<ref name="Spellings_in_Official_Languages">{{cite web | url = http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/publication6336_en.pdf | title = Spelling of the words "euro" and "cent" in official community languages as used in community legislative acts | access-date = 12 January 2009 | author=European Commission | author-link = European Commission }}</ref>