• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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        7 days ago

        you changed your comment from

        euro is a beacon of democracy, folks

        to

        europe is a beacon of democracy, folks

        That’s not the way to have a conversation

          • KumaSudosa@feddit.dk
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            7 days ago

            “Euro” is only short for Europe if you’re American and going on your “Euro trip” to London and Paris, otherwise it’s a currency

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              6 days ago

              I’ve used it sometimes, as have others I know. The most common I’ve seen and use is still “EU” to just mean europe though. In contrast to “the EU”, which is the European Union.

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                6 days ago

                I have never met a European who’d use “EU” or “Euro” as a shortened version of “Europe” as a continent

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                  6 days ago

                  Happens very frequently in gaming communities because european servers often get abbreviated as EU, so people just keep using it to mean europe in other contexts.

                  Honestly unsure if the times I’ve used euro is just because someone else did first or because I felt it necessary to distinguish from the EU and didn’t feel like writing “european” (though actually yea, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it used by europeans to mean “Europe”, only “european”).