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, 90 insertions, 111 deletions

diff --git a/os_GE/os_GE.go b/os_GE/os_GE.go
index 83714bcb..10fe90a3 100644
--- a/os_GE/os_GE.go
+++ b/os_GE/os_GE.go
@@ -14,31 +14,31 @@ type os_GE 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
-	currencyPositivePrefix []byte
-	currencyNegativePrefix []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
+	currencyPositivePrefix string
+	currencyNegativePrefix 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 'os_GE' locale
@@ -48,28 +48,28 @@ func New() locales.Translator {
 		pluralsCardinal:        []locales.PluralRule{2, 6},
 		pluralsOrdinal:         nil,
 		pluralsRange:           nil,
-		decimal:                []byte{0x2c},
-		group:                  []byte{0xc2, 0xa0},
-		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}},
-		currencyPositivePrefix: []byte{0xc2, 0xa0},
-		currencyNegativePrefix: []byte{0xc2, 0xa0},
-		monthsAbbreviated:      [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0xd1, 0x8f, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0x2e}, {0xd1, 0x84, 0xd0, 0xb5, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0x2e}, {0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0x80, 0x2e}, {0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd1, 0x80, 0x2e}, {0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd1, 0x8e, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd1, 0x8e, 0xd0, 0xbb, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0x2e}, {0xd1, 0x81, 0xd0, 0xb5, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x2e}, {0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xba, 0xd1, 0x82, 0x2e}, {0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd1, 0x8f, 0x2e}, {0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd0, 0xb5, 0xd0, 0xba, 0x2e}},
-		monthsNarrow:           [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0xd0, 0xaf}, {0xd0, 0xa4}, {0xd0, 0x9c}, {0xd0, 0x90}, {0xd0, 0x9c}, {0xd0, 0x98}, {0xd0, 0x98}, {0xd0, 0x90}, {0xd0, 0xa1}, {0xd0, 0x9e}, {0xd0, 0x9d}, {0xd0, 0x94}},
-		monthsWide:             [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0xd1, 0x8f, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd1, 0x84, 0xd0, 0xb5, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xbb, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd1, 0x8a, 0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xb5, 0xd0, 0xbb, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd1, 0x8e, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd1, 0x8e, 0xd0, 0xbb, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0xd1, 0x83, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd1, 0x81, 0xd0, 0xb5, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd1, 0x8f, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xba, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd1, 0x8f, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd1, 0x8f, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x8b}, {0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd0, 0xb5, 0xd0, 0xba, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x8b}},
-		daysAbbreviated:        [][]uint8{{0xd1, 0x85, 0xd1, 0x86, 0xd0, 0xb1}, {0xd0, 0xba, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x81}, {0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd1, 0x86, 0xd0, 0xb3}, {0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x82}, {0xd1, 0x86, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd1, 0x80}, {0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xb1}, {0xd1, 0x81, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd1, 0x82}},
-		daysNarrow:             [][]uint8{{0xd0, 0xa5}, {0xd0, 0x9a}, {0xd0, 0x94}, {0xd3, 0x94}, {0xd0, 0xa6}, {0xd0, 0x9c}, {0xd0, 0xa1}},
-		daysWide:               [][]uint8{{0xd1, 0x85, 0xd1, 0x83, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd1, 0x86, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0x83, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd}, {0xd0, 0xba, 0xd1, 0x8a, 0xd1, 0x83, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x80}, {0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd1, 0x86, 0xd1, 0x86, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb3}, {0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd1, 0x86, 0xd1, 0x86, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb3}, {0xd1, 0x86, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xbc}, {0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd}, {0xd1, 0x81, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0x82}},
-		periodsAbbreviated:     [][]uint8{{0x41, 0x4d}, {0x50, 0x4d}},
-		periodsWide:            [][]uint8{{0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb7, 0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd3, 0x95}, {0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x84, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95}},
-		erasAbbreviated:        [][]uint8{{0xd0, 0xbd, 0x2e, 0xd0, 0xb4, 0x2e, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0x2e}, {0xd0, 0xbd, 0x2e, 0xd0, 0xb4, 0x2e}},
-		erasNarrow:             [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), []uint8(nil)},
-		erasWide:               [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), []uint8(nil)},
-		timezones:              map[string][]uint8{"IST": {0x49, 0x53, 0x54}, "AWST": {0x41, 0x57, 0x53, 0x54}, "SAST": {0x53, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "OEZ": {0xd0, 0xa1, 0xd0, 0xba, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd0, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb3}, "ART": {0x41, 0x52, 0x54}, "EDT": {0x45, 0x44, 0x54}, "HNT": {0x48, 0x4e, 0x54}, "CHAST": {0x43, 0x48, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "OESZ": {0xd0, 0xa1, 0xd0, 0xba, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd0, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb3}, "WARST": {0x57, 0x41, 0x52, 0x53, 0x54}, "BT": {0x42, 0x54}, "WIT": {0x57, 0x49, 0x54}, "CAT": {0x43, 0x41, 0x54}, "ARST": {0x41, 0x52, 0x53, 0x54}, "PDT": {0x50, 0x44, 0x54}, "SGT": {0x53, 0x47, 0x54}, "NZDT": {0x4e, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x54}, "HAT": {0x48, 0x41, 0x54}, "LHST": {0x4c, 0x48, 0x53, 0x54}, "WAT": {0x57, 0x41, 0x54}, "AWDT": {0x41, 0x57, 0x44, 0x54}, "WIB": {0x57, 0x49, 0x42}, "∅∅∅": {0xe2, 0x88, 0x85, 0xe2, 0x88, 0x85, 0xe2, 0x88, 0x85}, "WITA": {0x57, 0x49, 0x54, 0x41}, "HADT": {0x48, 0x41, 0x44, 0x54}, "ADT": {0x41, 0x44, 0x54}, "LHDT": {0x4c, 0x48, 0x44, 0x54}, "CST": {0x43, 0x53, 0x54}, "AKST": {0x41, 0x4b, 0x53, 0x54}, "ChST": {0x43, 0x68, 0x53, 0x54}, "WEZ": {0xd0, 0x9d, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0xd1, 0x8a, 0xd1, 0x83, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd0, 0xbb, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd0, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb3}, "WESZ": {0xd0, 0x9d, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0xd1, 0x8a, 0xd1, 0x83, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd0, 0xbb, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd0, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb3}, "ACWST": {0x41, 0x43, 0x57, 0x53, 0x54}, "COST": {0x43, 0x4f, 0x53, 0x54}, "CHADT": {0x43, 0x48, 0x41, 0x44, 0x54}, "MYT": {0x4d, 0x59, 0x54}, "GYT": {0x47, 0x59, 0x54}, "ECT": {0x45, 0x43, 0x54}, "MEZ": {0xd0, 0x90, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x83, 0xd0, 0xba, 0xd0, 0xba, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0x20, 0xd0, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb3}, "MST": {0x4d, 0x53, 0x54}, "UYT": {0x55, 0x59, 0x54}, "SRT": {0x53, 0x52, 0x54}, "HAST": {0x48, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "GFT": {0x47, 0x46, 0x54}, "EST": {0x45, 0x53, 0x54}, "ACWDT": {0x41, 0x43, 0x57, 0x44, 0x54}, "HKST": {0x48, 0x4b, 0x53, 0x54}, "JST": {0x4a, 0x53, 0x54}, "UYST": {0x55, 0x59, 0x53, 0x54}, "ACST": {0x41, 0x43, 0x53, 0x54}, "AEST": {0x41, 0x45, 0x53, 0x54}, "COT": {0x43, 0x4f, 0x54}, "MDT": {0x4d, 0x44, 0x54}, "GMT": {0xd0, 0x93, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd1, 0x87, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xbc, 0xd0, 0xb1, 0xd0, 0xb8, 0xd1, 0x81, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb3}, "WAST": {0x57, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "VET": {0x56, 0x45, 0x54}, "EAT": {0x45, 0x41, 0x54}, "CDT": {0x43, 0x44, 0x54}, "PST": {0x50, 0x53, 0x54}, "JDT": {0x4a, 0x44, 0x54}, "WART": {0x57, 0x41, 0x52, 0x54}, "MESZ": {0xd0, 0x90, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x83, 0xd0, 0xba, 0xd0, 0xba, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0x20, 0xd0, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb2, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbf, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb9, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd0, 0xb4, 0xd1, 0x8b, 0xd0, 0xb3, 0xd0, 0xbe, 0xd0, 0xbd, 0x20, 0xd1, 0x80, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xd1, 0x82, 0xd3, 0x95, 0xd0, 0xb3}, "TMST": {0x54, 0x4d, 0x53, 0x54}, "BOT": {0x42, 0x4f, 0x54}, "NZST": {0x4e, 0x5a, 0x53, 0x54}, "TMT": {0x54, 0x4d, 0x54}, "CLT": {0x43, 0x4c, 0x54}, "AKDT": {0x41, 0x4b, 0x44, 0x54}, "HKT": {0x48, 0x4b, 0x54}, "ACDT": {0x41, 0x43, 0x44, 0x54}, "AEDT": {0x41, 0x45, 0x44, 0x54}, "AST": {0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "CLST": {0x43, 0x4c, 0x53, 0x54}},
+		decimal:                ",",
+		group:                  " ",
+		minus:                  "-",
+		percent:                "%",
+		perMille:               "‰",
+		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 "},
+		currencyPositivePrefix: " ",
+		currencyNegativePrefix: " ",
+		monthsAbbreviated:      []string{"", "янв.", "фев.", "мар.", "апр.", "майы", "июны", "июлы", "авг.", "сен.", "окт.", "ноя.", "дек."},
+		monthsNarrow:           []string{"", "Я", "Ф", "М", "А", "М", "И", "И", "А", "С", "О", "Н", "Д"},
+		monthsWide:             []string{"", "январы", "февралы", "мартъийы", "апрелы", "майы", "июны", "июлы", "августы", "сентябры", "октябры", "ноябры", "декабры"},
+		daysAbbreviated:        []string{"хцб", "крс", "дцг", "ӕрт", "цпр", "мрб", "сбт"},
+		daysNarrow:             []string{"Х", "К", "Д", "Ӕ", "Ц", "М", "С"},
+		daysWide:               []string{"хуыцаубон", "къуырисӕр", "дыццӕг", "ӕртыццӕг", "цыппӕрӕм", "майрӕмбон", "сабат"},
+		periodsAbbreviated:     []string{"AM", "PM"},
+		periodsWide:            []string{"ӕмбисбоны размӕ", "ӕмбисбоны фӕстӕ"},
+		erasAbbreviated:        []string{"н.д.а.", "н.д."},
+		erasNarrow:             []string{"", ""},
+		erasWide:               []string{"", ""},
+		timezones:              map[string]string{"ECT": "ECT", "AWST": "AWST", "EST": "EST", "BOT": "BOT", "ACST": "ACST", "WART": "WART", "CDT": "CDT", "WEZ": "Ныгъуылӕн Европӕйаг стандартон рӕстӕг", "HKST": "HKST", "OEZ": "Скӕсӕн Европӕйаг стандартон рӕстӕг", "CHAST": "CHAST", "MYT": "MYT", "WIT": "WIT", "MDT": "MDT", "AWDT": "AWDT", "UYST": "UYST", "ADT": "ADT", "EDT": "EDT", "AEDT": "AEDT", "COST": "COST", "JDT": "JDT", "IST": "IST", "HAT": "HAT", "ART": "ART", "AKDT": "AKDT", "HAST": "HAST", "CLT": "CLT", "COT": "COT", "CHADT": "CHADT", "AST": "AST", "SRT": "SRT", "LHST": "LHST", "HKT": "HKT", "EAT": "EAT", "UYT": "UYT", "PST": "PST", "GYT": "GYT", "AEST": "AEST", "MEZ": "Астӕуккаг Европӕйаг стандартон рӕстӕг", "MESZ": "Астӕуккаг Европӕйаг сӕрдыгон рӕстӕг", "ARST": "ARST", "WAT": "WAT", "LHDT": "LHDT", "WESZ": "Ныгъуылӕн Европӕйаг сӕрдыгон рӕстӕг", "CLST": "CLST", "PDT": "PDT", "WARST": "WARST", "CAT": "CAT", "GMT": "Гринвичы рӕстӕмбис рӕстӕг", "TMST": "TMST", "JST": "JST", "HADT": "HADT", "BT": "BT", "ACDT": "ACDT", "WIB": "WIB", "ACWDT": "ACWDT", "GFT": "GFT", "ChST": "ChST", "CST": "CST", "OESZ": "Скӕсӕн Европӕйаг сӕрдыгон рӕстӕг", "NZST": "NZST", "WITA": "WITA", "VET": "VET", "∅∅∅": "∅∅∅", "AKST": "AKST", "MST": "MST", "HNT": "HNT", "NZDT": "NZDT", "WAST": "WAST", "ACWST": "ACWST", "SGT": "SGT", "TMT": "TMT", "SAST": "SAST"},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -116,80 +116,77 @@ func (os *os_GE) RangePluralRule(num1 float64, v1 uint64, num2 float64, v2 uint6
 }
 
 // MonthAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated month given the 'month' provided
-func (os *os_GE) MonthAbbreviated(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) MonthAbbreviated(month time.Month) string {
 	return os.monthsAbbreviated[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated months
-func (os *os_GE) MonthsAbbreviated() [][]byte {
+func (os *os_GE) MonthsAbbreviated() []string {
 	return os.monthsAbbreviated[1:]
 }
 
 // MonthNarrow returns the locales narrow month given the 'month' provided
-func (os *os_GE) MonthNarrow(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) MonthNarrow(month time.Month) string {
 	return os.monthsNarrow[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsNarrow returns the locales narrow months
-func (os *os_GE) MonthsNarrow() [][]byte {
+func (os *os_GE) MonthsNarrow() []string {
 	return os.monthsNarrow[1:]
 }
 
 // MonthWide returns the locales wide month given the 'month' provided
-func (os *os_GE) MonthWide(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) MonthWide(month time.Month) string {
 	return os.monthsWide[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsWide returns the locales wide months
-func (os *os_GE) MonthsWide() [][]byte {
+func (os *os_GE) MonthsWide() []string {
 	return os.monthsWide[1:]
 }
 
 // WeekdayAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (os *os_GE) WeekdayAbbreviated(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) WeekdayAbbreviated(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return os.daysAbbreviated[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated weekdays
-func (os *os_GE) WeekdaysAbbreviated() [][]byte {
+func (os *os_GE) WeekdaysAbbreviated() []string {
 	return os.daysAbbreviated
 }
 
 // WeekdayNarrow returns the locales narrow weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (os *os_GE) WeekdayNarrow(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) WeekdayNarrow(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return os.daysNarrow[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysNarrow returns the locales narrow weekdays
-func (os *os_GE) WeekdaysNarrow() [][]byte {
+func (os *os_GE) WeekdaysNarrow() []string {
 	return os.daysNarrow
 }
 
 // WeekdayShort returns the locales short weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (os *os_GE) WeekdayShort(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) WeekdayShort(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return os.daysShort[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysShort returns the locales short weekdays
-func (os *os_GE) WeekdaysShort() [][]byte {
+func (os *os_GE) WeekdaysShort() []string {
 	return os.daysShort
 }
 
 // WeekdayWide returns the locales wide weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (os *os_GE) WeekdayWide(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) WeekdayWide(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return os.daysWide[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysWide returns the locales wide weekdays
-func (os *os_GE) WeekdaysWide() [][]byte {
+func (os *os_GE) WeekdaysWide() []string {
 	return os.daysWide
 }
 
 // FmtNumber returns 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'os_GE' 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 (os *os_GE) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
-
+func (os *os_GE) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) (results string) {
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	l := len(s) + len(os.decimal) + len(os.group)*len(s[:len(s)-int(v)-1])/3
 	count := 0
@@ -228,15 +225,13 @@ func (os *os_GE) 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 'os_GE' 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 (os *os_GE) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
-
+func (os *os_GE) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) (results string) {
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	l := len(s) + len(os.decimal)
 	b := make([]byte, 0, l)
@@ -262,13 +257,12 @@ func (os *os_GE) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
 
 	b = append(b, os.percent...)
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtCurrency returns the currency representation of 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'os_GE'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (os *os_GE) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) (results string) {
 
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	symbol := os.currencies[currency]
@@ -328,13 +322,13 @@ func (os *os_GE) 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 'os_GE'
-// 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 (os *os_GE) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []byte {
+// in accounting notation.
+func (os *os_GE) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) (results string) {
 
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	symbol := os.currencies[currency]
@@ -406,13 +400,12 @@ func (os *os_GE) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []
 		}
 	}
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtDateShort returns the short date representation of 't' for 'os_GE'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (os *os_GE) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -437,13 +430,11 @@ func (os *os_GE) 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 'os_GE'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (os *os_GE) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -459,13 +450,11 @@ func (os *os_GE) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{}...)
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x27, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb7, 0x27}...)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateLong returns the long date representation of 't' for 'os_GE'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (os *os_GE) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -477,13 +466,11 @@ func (os *os_GE) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{}...)
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x27, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb7, 0x27}...)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateFull returns the full date representation of 't' for 'os_GE'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (os *os_GE) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -497,13 +484,11 @@ func (os *os_GE) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{}...)
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x27, 0xd0, 0xb0, 0xd0, 0xb7, 0x27}...)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeShort returns the short time representation of 't' for 'os_GE'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (os *os_GE) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -520,13 +505,11 @@ func (os *os_GE) 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 'os_GE'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (os *os_GE) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -550,13 +533,11 @@ func (os *os_GE) 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 'os_GE'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (os *os_GE) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -584,13 +565,11 @@ func (os *os_GE) 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 'os_GE'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (os *os_GE) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (os *os_GE) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -623,5 +602,5 @@ func (os *os_GE) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) []byte {
 		b = append(b, tz...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }