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From: Chris Croughton <chris@keristor.net>
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Subject: Re: Correction
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:51:53 +0000
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:32:45 -0500, Judy
<wumpygirleatsnospam@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "migmam" <migmam2@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:crob6e$gsv$1@nsnmpen3-gest.nuria.telefonica-data.net...
>> Hi everybody.
>>
>> Is the following conversation ok?
>>
>> Thanks for your help improving our English.
>>
>> Yes, just a minute... The total amount adds up to 3.000 euros.
In the UK and US the thousands separator is comma, not dot, so that
should be 3,000 Euros (Euro is takes a capital letter). Similarly, we
use dot and not comma for decimal fractions:
European: 3.123,56 Euros
US/UK: 3,123.56 Euros
(Some European places use a space instead of dot as thousands separator,
3 123,56 Euros.)
>> Ok. I will do then bank draft this afternoon. Thank you very much.
>
> Ok, I will get a draft from the bank this afternoon.
"I will do the bank draft" or "a bank draft" is colloquial and common
(British) English as well.
Chris C
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