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From: "And Rosta" <a.rosta@dtn.ntl.com>

Jorge:
> la and cusku di'e
> 
> >"Two metres is about 3 foot"
> 
> lo'e mitre be li re cu gutci li ji'ici

That's a jorgean "lo'e", not a standard one.

> (Those are either very short meters or very long feet.)
>
> >But it is very usual to talk about currencies abstractly
> >-- "The lire has fallen against the franc", "The Euro
> >is being introduced in Ireland", etc.
> 
> I think that's {jdini}: {le jdini be le talno},
> {le jdini be le ropno}.

Ah, yes: right.

--And.