>>>>>>>>>>>>>...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>It's not a bug, it's part of the design.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Amen
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>You said "amen". It shows this's just a "wish", not "approval".. :)))
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>In the sence it's used in christian church it's approval. And it's the end word of a prayer it also mean "end".
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>So I say Approval / End
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Agnes (^.^)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I always thought Amen meant "Let it be so", as in "I beseech the Lord to make this [what's just been prayed for] happen".
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Literally. So this is an approval to that was said in the prayer? Or do I understand the word the wrong way?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>We use (colloquial) "Amen und aus" -> "Amen and end" to express that there is nothing more to be said and we agree.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>So do we - "Amen to that"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Like an ending and agreement (just as amen comes at the end of a prayer) - So be it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So what was wrong with my statement?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>What does the off button link to on your signature agnes ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Are you coming over to buy the UK soon. less than one pound to the euro when you exchange now.
>>>>>
>>>>>Nick
>>>>
>>>>I certainly hope not. Afterall, when the deustchmark was 3.5-->1 US dollar in the mid 80s, no one bought Germany :o) Although, a lot of Americans bought very expensive German cars! :o)
>>>
>>>But now The Fed starts to pay the bill. Everybody here is selling USD.
>>>
>>>Agnes
>>
>>The pound is just about the only thing the dollar is rising against.
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>Few days do not make a trend.

Absolutely. I remember pound dollar parity a few years ago.