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interestingly, while I was living in Ireland I heard people referring to a euro as a quid reasonably commonly.
by clort 4y ago
interestingly, while I was living in Ireland I heard people referring to a euro as a quid reasonably commonly.
- helsinkiandrew 4y agoI'm a Brit who's lived in Finland (with the Euro) for 10+ years - I occasionally say quid instead of euro. Mostly when referring to an approximate amount - such and such cost a few quid, rather than a few euro.
- stevekemp 4y agoAlso a Brit, living in Finland, and I do the same.
- Tsiklon 4y agoThis makes sense given the close history of language between the two and that pre-Euro, Ireland's currency was the Irish Pound or Punt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_pound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_pound
- entropyie 4y agoWell, chances are the word comes from the Irish language (Gaeilge). Cuid. As in "Mo chuid ..." (my portion of ...). https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-22239,00.html https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-22...