covered stored data from []byte to string

appending to a []byte is faster using a string rather than another []byte...who knew

1 files changed, 93 insertions, 116 deletions

diff --git a/en_GB/en_GB.go b/en_GB/en_GB.go
index f80fb0df..d2cde773 100644
--- a/en_GB/en_GB.go
+++ b/en_GB/en_GB.go
@@ -14,31 +14,31 @@ type en_GB struct {
 	pluralsCardinal        []locales.PluralRule
 	pluralsOrdinal         []locales.PluralRule
 	pluralsRange           []locales.PluralRule
-	decimal                []byte
-	group                  []byte
-	minus                  []byte
-	percent                []byte
-	perMille               []byte
-	timeSeparator          []byte
-	inifinity              []byte
-	currencies             [][]byte // idx = enum of currency code
-	currencyNegativePrefix []byte
-	currencyNegativeSuffix []byte
-	monthsAbbreviated      [][]byte
-	monthsNarrow           [][]byte
-	monthsWide             [][]byte
-	daysAbbreviated        [][]byte
-	daysNarrow             [][]byte
-	daysShort              [][]byte
-	daysWide               [][]byte
-	periodsAbbreviated     [][]byte
-	periodsNarrow          [][]byte
-	periodsShort           [][]byte
-	periodsWide            [][]byte
-	erasAbbreviated        [][]byte
-	erasNarrow             [][]byte
-	erasWide               [][]byte
-	timezones              map[string][]byte
+	decimal                string
+	group                  string
+	minus                  string
+	percent                string
+	perMille               string
+	timeSeparator          string
+	inifinity              string
+	currencies             []string // idx = enum of currency code
+	currencyNegativePrefix string
+	currencyNegativeSuffix string
+	monthsAbbreviated      []string
+	monthsNarrow           []string
+	monthsWide             []string
+	daysAbbreviated        []string
+	daysNarrow             []string
+	daysShort              []string
+	daysWide               []string
+	periodsAbbreviated     []string
+	periodsNarrow          []string
+	periodsShort           []string
+	periodsWide            []string
+	erasAbbreviated        []string
+	erasNarrow             []string
+	erasWide               []string
+	timezones              map[string]string
 }
 
 // New returns a new instance of translator for the 'en_GB' locale
@@ -48,30 +48,30 @@ func New() locales.Translator {
 		pluralsCardinal:        []locales.PluralRule{2, 6},
 		pluralsOrdinal:         []locales.PluralRule{2, 3, 4, 6},
 		pluralsRange:           []locales.PluralRule{6},
-		decimal:                []byte{0x2e},
-		group:                  []byte{0x2c},
-		minus:                  []byte{0x2d},
-		percent:                []byte{0x25},
-		perMille:               []byte{0xe2, 0x80, 0xb0},
-		timeSeparator:          []byte{0x3a},
-		inifinity:              []byte{0xe2, 0x88, 0x9e},
-		currencies:             [][]uint8{{0x41, 0x44, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x45, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x46, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x46, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4c, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4c, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x54, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x55, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x57, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x5a, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x5a, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x41, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x41, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x42, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x44, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x45, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x45, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x45, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x48, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x49, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x5a, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x54, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x55, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x57, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x59, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x59, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x44, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x48, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x48, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x48, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4c, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4c, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4c, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4e, 0x58, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4e, 0x59, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4f, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x52, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x53, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x55, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x55, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x56, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x59, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x5a, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x44, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x45, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x4a, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x4b, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x43, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x43, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x45, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x47, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x52, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x53, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x53, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x53, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x54, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x49, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x4a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x4b, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x52, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x42, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x45, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x45, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x48, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x48, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x49, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x4e, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x4e, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x51, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x54, 0x51, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x57, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x57, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x59, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x4b, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x4e, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x52, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x54, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x55, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x44, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x45, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4c, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4c, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4c, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4e, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x51, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x52, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x53, 0x4a, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x53, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4a, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4a, 0x4f, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4a, 0x50, 0x59, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x45, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x47, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x48, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x4d, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x50, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x52, 0x48, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x52, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x52, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x57, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x59, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x5a, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x41, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x42, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x4b, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x53, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x54, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x55, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x55, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x55, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x56, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x56, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x59, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x41, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x43, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x44, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x44, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x47, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x47, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4b, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4b, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4c, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4d, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4e, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x52, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x54, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x56, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x56, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x57, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x58, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x58, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x58, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x59, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x5a, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x5a, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x5a, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x47, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x49, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x49, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x4c, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x4f, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x50, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4f, 0x4d, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x41, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x45, 0x49, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x45, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x45, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x47, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x48, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x4b, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x4c, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x4c, 0x5a, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x54, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x59, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x51, 0x41, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x48, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x4f, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x4f, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x55, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x57, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x41, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x42, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x43, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x44, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x44, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x44, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x45, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x47, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x48, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x49, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x4b, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x4c, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x4f, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x52, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x53, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x54, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x56, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x59, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x5a, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x48, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4a, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4a, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4d, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4d, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x50, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x52, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x52, 0x59, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x54, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x57, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x5a, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x41, 0x48, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x41, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x47, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x47, 0x58, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x53, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x53, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x59, 0x49, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x59, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x59, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x5a, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x45, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x45, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x4e, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x55, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x57, 0x53, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x41, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x41, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x41, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x43, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x44, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x45, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x46, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x46, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x4f, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x50, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x50, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x50, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x52, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x53, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x54, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x55, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x58, 0x58, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x44, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x45, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x41, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x41, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x4d, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x4d, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x52, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x52, 0x5a, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x57, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x57, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x57, 0x52, 0x20}},
-		currencyNegativePrefix: []byte{0x28},
-		currencyNegativeSuffix: []byte{0x29},
-		monthsAbbreviated:      [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0x4a, 0x61, 0x6e}, {0x46, 0x65, 0x62}, {0x4d, 0x61, 0x72}, {0x41, 0x70, 0x72}, {0x4d, 0x61, 0x79}, {0x4a, 0x75, 0x6e}, {0x4a, 0x75, 0x6c}, {0x41, 0x75, 0x67}, {0x53, 0x65, 0x70}, {0x4f, 0x63, 0x74}, {0x4e, 0x6f, 0x76}, {0x44, 0x65, 0x63}},
-		monthsNarrow:           [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0x4a}, {0x46}, {0x4d}, {0x41}, {0x4d}, {0x4a}, {0x4a}, {0x41}, {0x53}, {0x4f}, {0x4e}, {0x44}},
-		monthsWide:             [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0x4a, 0x61, 0x6e, 0x75, 0x61, 0x72, 0x79}, {0x46, 0x65, 0x62, 0x72, 0x75, 0x61, 0x72, 0x79}, {0x4d, 0x61, 0x72, 0x63, 0x68}, {0x41, 0x70, 0x72, 0x69, 0x6c}, {0x4d, 0x61, 0x79}, {0x4a, 0x75, 0x6e, 0x65}, {0x4a, 0x75, 0x6c, 0x79}, {0x41, 0x75, 0x67, 0x75, 0x73, 0x74}, {0x53, 0x65, 0x70, 0x74, 0x65, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x65, 0x72}, {0x4f, 0x63, 0x74, 0x6f, 0x62, 0x65, 0x72}, {0x4e, 0x6f, 0x76, 0x65, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x65, 0x72}, {0x44, 0x65, 0x63, 0x65, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x65, 0x72}},
-		daysAbbreviated:        [][]uint8{{0x53, 0x75, 0x6e}, {0x4d, 0x6f, 0x6e}, {0x54, 0x75, 0x65}, {0x57, 0x65, 0x64}, {0x54, 0x68, 0x75}, {0x46, 0x72, 0x69}, {0x53, 0x61, 0x74}},
-		daysNarrow:             [][]uint8{{0x53}, {0x4d}, {0x54}, {0x57}, {0x54}, {0x46}, {0x53}},
-		daysShort:              [][]uint8{{0x53, 0x75}, {0x4d, 0x6f}, {0x54, 0x75}, {0x57, 0x65}, {0x54, 0x68}, {0x46, 0x72}, {0x53, 0x61}},
-		daysWide:               [][]uint8{{0x53, 0x75, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x61, 0x79}, {0x4d, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x61, 0x79}, {0x54, 0x75, 0x65, 0x73, 0x64, 0x61, 0x79}, {0x57, 0x65, 0x64, 0x6e, 0x65, 0x73, 0x64, 0x61, 0x79}, {0x54, 0x68, 0x75, 0x72, 0x73, 0x64, 0x61, 0x79}, {0x46, 0x72, 0x69, 0x64, 0x61, 0x79}, {0x53, 0x61, 0x74, 0x75, 0x72, 0x64, 0x61, 0x79}},
-		periodsAbbreviated:     [][]uint8{{0x61, 0x6d}, {0x70, 0x6d}},
-		periodsNarrow:          [][]uint8{{0x61}, {0x70}},
-		periodsWide:            [][]uint8{{0x61, 0x6d}, {0x70, 0x6d}},
-		erasAbbreviated:        [][]uint8{{0x42, 0x43}, {0x41, 0x44}},
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+		timeSeparator:          ":",
+		inifinity:              "∞",
+		currencies:             []string{"ADP ", "AED ", "AFA ", "AFN ", "ALK ", "ALL ", "AMD ", "ANG ", "AOA ", "AOK ", "AON ", "AOR ", "ARA ", "ARL ", "ARM ", "ARP ", "ARS ", "ATS ", "AUD ", "AWG ", "AZM ", "AZN ", "BAD ", "BAM ", "BAN ", "BBD ", "BDT ", "BEC ", "BEF ", "BEL ", "BGL ", "BGM ", "BGN ", "BGO ", "BHD ", "BIF ", "BMD ", "BND ", "BOB ", "BOL ", "BOP ", "BOV ", "BRB ", "BRC ", "BRE ", "BRL ", "BRN ", "BRR ", "BRZ ", "BSD ", "BTN ", "BUK ", "BWP ", "BYB ", "BYR ", "BZD ", "CAD ", "CDF ", "CHE ", "CHF ", "CHW ", "CLE ", "CLF ", "CLP ", "CNX ", "CNY ", "COP ", "COU ", "CRC ", "CSD ", "CSK ", "CUC ", "CUP ", "CVE ", "CYP ", "CZK ", "DDM ", "DEM ", "DJF ", "DKK ", "DOP ", "DZD ", "ECS ", "ECV ", "EEK ", "EGP ", "ERN ", "ESA ", "ESB ", "ESP ", "ETB ", "EUR ", "FIM ", "FJD ", "FKP ", "FRF ", "GBP ", "GEK ", "GEL ", "GHC ", "GHS ", "GIP ", "GMD ", "GNF ", "GNS ", "GQE ", "GRD ", "GTQ ", "GWE ", "GWP ", "GYD ", "HKD ", "HNL ", "HRD ", "HRK ", "HTG ", "HUF ", "IDR ", "IEP ", "ILP ", "ILR ", "ILS ", "INR ", "IQD ", "IRR ", "ISJ ", "ISK ", "ITL ", "JMD ", "JOD ", "JPY ", "KES ", "KGS ", "KHR ", "KMF ", "KPW ", "KRH ", "KRO ", "KRW ", "KWD ", "KYD ", "KZT ", "LAK ", "LBP ", "LKR ", "LRD ", "LSL ", "LTL ", "LTT ", "LUC ", "LUF ", "LUL ", "LVL ", "LVR ", "LYD ", "MAD ", "MAF ", "MCF ", "MDC ", "MDL ", "MGA ", "MGF ", "MKD ", "MKN ", "MLF ", "MMK ", "MNT ", "MOP ", "MRO ", "MTL ", "MTP ", "MUR ", "MVP ", "MVR ", "MWK ", "MXN ", "MXP ", "MXV ", "MYR ", "MZE ", "MZM ", "MZN ", "NAD ", "NGN ", "NIC ", "NIO ", "NLG ", "NOK ", "NPR ", "NZD ", "OMR ", "PAB ", "PEI ", "PEN ", "PES ", "PGK ", "PHP ", "PKR ", "PLN ", "PLZ ", "PTE ", "PYG ", "QAR ", "RHD ", "ROL ", "RON ", "RSD ", "RUB ", "RUR ", "RWF ", "SAR ", "SBD ", "SCR ", "SDD ", "SDG ", "SDP ", "SEK ", "SGD ", "SHP ", "SIT ", "SKK ", "SLL ", "SOS ", "SRD ", "SRG ", "SSP ", "STD ", "SUR ", "SVC ", "SYP ", "SZL ", "THB ", "TJR ", "TJS ", "TMM ", "TMT ", "TND ", "TOP ", "TPE ", "TRL ", "TRY ", "TTD ", "TWD ", "TZS ", "UAH ", "UAK ", "UGS ", "UGX ", "USD ", "USN ", "USS ", "UYI ", "UYP ", "UYU ", "UZS ", "VEB ", "VEF ", "VND ", "VNN ", "VUV ", "WST ", "XAF ", "XAG ", "XAU ", "XBA ", "XBB ", "XBC ", "XBD ", "XCD ", "XDR ", "XEU ", "XFO ", "XFU ", "XOF ", "XPD ", "XPF ", "XPT ", "XRE ", "XSU ", "XTS ", "XUA ", "XXX ", "YDD ", "YER ", "YUD ", "YUM ", "YUN ", "YUR ", "ZAL ", "ZAR ", "ZMK ", "ZMW ", "ZRN ", "ZRZ ", "ZWD ", "ZWL ", "ZWR "},
+		currencyNegativePrefix: "(",
+		currencyNegativeSuffix: ")",
+		monthsAbbreviated:      []string{"", "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"},
+		monthsNarrow:           []string{"", "J", "F", "M", "A", "M", "J", "J", "A", "S", "O", "N", "D"},
+		monthsWide:             []string{"", "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"},
+		daysAbbreviated:        []string{"Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"},
+		daysNarrow:             []string{"S", "M", "T", "W", "T", "F", "S"},
+		daysShort:              []string{"Su", "Mo", "Tu", "We", "Th", "Fr", "Sa"},
+		daysWide:               []string{"Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"},
+		periodsAbbreviated:     []string{"am", "pm"},
+		periodsNarrow:          []string{"a", "p"},
+		periodsWide:            []string{"am", "pm"},
+		erasAbbreviated:        []string{"BC", "AD"},
+		erasNarrow:             []string{"B", "A"},
+		erasWide:               []string{"Before Christ", "Anno Domini"},
+		timezones:              map[string]string{"EST": "Eastern Standard Time", "NZST": "New Zealand Standard Time", "NZDT": "New Zealand Daylight Time", "WIB": "Western Indonesia Time", "SRT": "Suriname Time", "ACWST": "Australian Central Western Standard Time", "CST": "Central Standard Time", "COST": "Colombia Summer Time", "WAST": "West Africa Summer Time", "AWST": "Australian Western Standard Time", "EDT": "Eastern Daylight Time", "TMST": "Turkmenistan Summer Time", "LHST": "Lord Howe Standard Time", "CAT": "Central Africa Time", "UYT": "Uruguay Standard Time", "GFT": "French Guiana Time", "WIT": "Eastern Indonesia Time", "MDT": "Macau Summer Time", "CHAST": "Chatham Standard Time", "MESZ": "Central European Summer Time", "BOT": "Bolivia Time", "ACDT": "Australian Central Daylight Time", "ARST": "Argentina Summer Time", "MST": "Macau Standard Time", "AEDT": "Australian Eastern Daylight Time", "CHADT": "Chatham Daylight Time", "WARST": "Western Argentina Summer Time", "WAT": "West Africa Standard Time", "SAST": "South Africa Standard Time", "WITA": "Central Indonesia Time", "LHDT": "Lord Howe Daylight Time", "ChST": "Chamorro Standard Time", "HAT": "Newfoundland Daylight Time", "CLST": "Chile Summer Time", "AEST": "Australian Eastern Standard Time", "AKDT": "Alaska Daylight Time", "HNT": "Newfoundland Standard Time", "ADT": "Atlantic Daylight Time", "CDT": "Central Daylight Time", "HKST": "Hong Kong Summer Time", "PDT": "Pacific Daylight Time", "AST": "Atlantic Standard Time", "BT": "Bhutan Time", "ACST": "Australian Central Standard Time", "AKST": "Alaska Standard Time", "PST": "Pacific Standard Time", "OESZ": "Eastern European Summer Time", "GMT": "Greenwich Mean Time", "ECT": "Ecuador Time", "HADT": "Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time", "EAT": "East Africa Time", "WEZ": "Western European Standard Time", "MEZ": "Central European Standard Time", "GYT": "Guyana Time", "MYT": "Malaysia Time", "JST": "Japan Standard Time", "SGT": "Singapore Standard Time", "UYST": "Uruguay Summer Time", "WART": "Western Argentina Standard Time", "VET": "Venezuela Time", "AWDT": "Australian Western Daylight Time", "COT": "Colombia Standard Time", "ART": "Argentina Standard Time", "ACWDT": "Australian Central Western Daylight Time", "JDT": "Japan Daylight Time", "OEZ": "Eastern European Standard Time", "∅∅∅": "Azores Summer Time", "IST": "India Standard Time", "HAST": "Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time", "WESZ": "Western European Summer Time", "HKT": "Hong Kong Standard Time", "CLT": "Chile Standard Time", "TMT": "Turkmenistan Standard Time"},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -132,80 +132,77 @@ func (en *en_GB) RangePluralRule(num1 float64, v1 uint64, num2 float64, v2 uint6
 }
 
 // MonthAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated month given the 'month' provided
-func (en *en_GB) MonthAbbreviated(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) MonthAbbreviated(month time.Month) string {
 	return en.monthsAbbreviated[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated months
-func (en *en_GB) MonthsAbbreviated() [][]byte {
+func (en *en_GB) MonthsAbbreviated() []string {
 	return en.monthsAbbreviated[1:]
 }
 
 // MonthNarrow returns the locales narrow month given the 'month' provided
-func (en *en_GB) MonthNarrow(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) MonthNarrow(month time.Month) string {
 	return en.monthsNarrow[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsNarrow returns the locales narrow months
-func (en *en_GB) MonthsNarrow() [][]byte {
+func (en *en_GB) MonthsNarrow() []string {
 	return en.monthsNarrow[1:]
 }
 
 // MonthWide returns the locales wide month given the 'month' provided
-func (en *en_GB) MonthWide(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) MonthWide(month time.Month) string {
 	return en.monthsWide[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsWide returns the locales wide months
-func (en *en_GB) MonthsWide() [][]byte {
+func (en *en_GB) MonthsWide() []string {
 	return en.monthsWide[1:]
 }
 
 // WeekdayAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (en *en_GB) WeekdayAbbreviated(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) WeekdayAbbreviated(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return en.daysAbbreviated[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated weekdays
-func (en *en_GB) WeekdaysAbbreviated() [][]byte {
+func (en *en_GB) WeekdaysAbbreviated() []string {
 	return en.daysAbbreviated
 }
 
 // WeekdayNarrow returns the locales narrow weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (en *en_GB) WeekdayNarrow(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) WeekdayNarrow(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return en.daysNarrow[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysNarrow returns the locales narrow weekdays
-func (en *en_GB) WeekdaysNarrow() [][]byte {
+func (en *en_GB) WeekdaysNarrow() []string {
 	return en.daysNarrow
 }
 
 // WeekdayShort returns the locales short weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (en *en_GB) WeekdayShort(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) WeekdayShort(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return en.daysShort[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysShort returns the locales short weekdays
-func (en *en_GB) WeekdaysShort() [][]byte {
+func (en *en_GB) WeekdaysShort() []string {
 	return en.daysShort
 }
 
 // WeekdayWide returns the locales wide weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (en *en_GB) WeekdayWide(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) WeekdayWide(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return en.daysWide[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysWide returns the locales wide weekdays
-func (en *en_GB) WeekdaysWide() [][]byte {
+func (en *en_GB) WeekdaysWide() []string {
 	return en.daysWide
 }
 
 // FmtNumber returns 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'en_GB' and handles both Whole and Real numbers based on 'v'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
-
+func (en *en_GB) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) (results string) {
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	l := len(s) + len(en.decimal) + len(en.group)*len(s[:len(s)-int(v)-1])/3
 	count := 0
@@ -241,15 +238,13 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
 		b[i], b[j] = b[j], b[i]
 	}
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtPercent returns 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'en_GB' and handles both Whole and Real numbers based on 'v'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
 // NOTE: 'num' passed into FmtPercent is assumed to be in percent already
-func (en *en_GB) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
-
+func (en *en_GB) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) (results string) {
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	l := len(s) + len(en.decimal)
 	b := make([]byte, 0, l)
@@ -275,13 +270,12 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
 
 	b = append(b, en.percent...)
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtCurrency returns the currency representation of 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'en_GB'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) (results string) {
 
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	symbol := en.currencies[currency]
@@ -334,13 +328,13 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []by
 		}
 	}
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtAccounting returns the currency representation of 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'en_GB'
-// in accounting notation. returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []byte {
+// in accounting notation.
+func (en *en_GB) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) (results string) {
 
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	symbol := en.currencies[currency]
@@ -375,9 +369,7 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []
 			b = append(b, symbol[j])
 		}
 
-		for j := len(en.currencyNegativePrefix) - 1; j >= 0; j-- {
-			b = append(b, en.currencyNegativePrefix[j])
-		}
+		b = append(b, en.currencyNegativePrefix[0])
 
 	} else {
 
@@ -407,13 +399,12 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []
 		b = append(b, en.currencyNegativeSuffix...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtDateShort returns the short date representation of 't' for 'en_GB'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -428,13 +419,11 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) []byte {
 		b = append(b, strconv.Itoa(t.Year())[1:]...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateMedium returns the medium date representation of 't' for 'en_GB'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -444,13 +433,11 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x2c, 0x20}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateLong returns the long date representation of 't' for 'en_GB'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -460,13 +447,11 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x2c, 0x20}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateFull returns the full date representation of 't' for 'en_GB'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -478,13 +463,11 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x2c, 0x20}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeShort returns the short time representation of 't' for 'en_GB'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -501,13 +484,11 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) []byte {
 
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Minute()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeMedium returns the medium time representation of 't' for 'en_GB'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -531,13 +512,11 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
 
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Second()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeLong returns the long time representation of 't' for 'en_GB'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -565,13 +544,11 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) []byte {
 	tz, _ := t.Zone()
 	b = append(b, tz...)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeFull returns the full time representation of 't' for 'en_GB'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -604,5 +581,5 @@ func (en *en_GB) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) []byte {
 		b = append(b, tz...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }