[Bug localedata/17692] Wrong currency_symbol for da_DK

["keld at keldix dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17692

--- Comment #2 from keld at keldix dot com <keld at keldix dot com> ---
On Tue, Dec 09, 2014 at 08:19:28PM +0000, glibc at chsc dot dk wrote:
> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17692
> 
>             Bug ID: 17692
>            Summary: Wrong currency_symbol for da_DK
>            Product: glibc
>            Version: unspecified
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P2
>          Component: localedata
>           Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
>           Reporter: glibc at chsc dot dk
>                 CC: libc-locales at sourceware dot org
> 
> The currency_symbol for da_DK should be changed from "kr" to "kr." (i.e. with a
> trailing period).
> 
> "kr." is the official spelling[1,2] according to Retskrivningsordbogen[3]
> published by the Danish Language Council (Dansk SprognÃvn) that is the official
> regulatory body of the Danish language.
> 
> "kr" is sometimes used informally, but I believe "kr." is much more widespread.
> To get an impression, see e.g. [4].
> 
> 
> AFAICT "kr" is the preferred spelling in Norway[5] and Sweden[6]. Perhaps this
> is how "kr" made its way into da_DK also (it has been unchanged since da_DK was
> added to Git/CVS in 1997).
> 
> 
> I raised this issue to the contact person for da_DK, Keld Simonsen, in January
> 2014. He responded that he would look into it, but so far I have not received
> any feedback.
> 
> 
> [1] http://sproget.dk/lookup?SearchableText=kr
> [2]
> http://sproget.dk/raad-og-regler/retskrivningsregler/retskrivningsregler/a7-40-60/a7-41-43-punktum/a7-42-forkortelsespunktum/
> [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retskrivningsordbogen
> [4] https://www.google.dk/search?q=priser+kr+site:dk
> [5] http://www.korrekturavdelingen.no/K4Forkortelser.htm
> [6] http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/13/15/83/7be35768.pdf#page=55

I cheked it once more and I can verify that it is both the official  rule and
also widespread current practice.

Keld

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