| From: | justin@***********.net (Justin Bell) |
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| Subject: | [OT] Canceled checks? (was Re: [Admin] ShadowRN Posting |
| Date: | Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:16:47 -0500 |
> According to Graht, on 21-10-05 16:43 the word on the street was...
>
>> Posting Ads on the List
>>
>> The Shadowrun mailing lists accept commercial advertising for payment.
>> We offer a fee waiver if you can show us the canceled check for a
>> $1000 (US) or more donation to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
>
> Something that's been bugging me ever since that paragraph made it into
> the FAQ: what the hell is a "canceled check" supposed to be? Does that
> mean I write out a check and give it to someone, then cancel it so they
> can't collect it? Or a check that I write, but the other person doesn't
> cash? A check I write but decide to not give to another person after
> all? (In which case I don't understand the FAQ's requirement ...) A
> check that the other person cashes? (But then why is it called a
> _canceled_ check?) Or what? Help! :)
It's another Americanism that makes little sense. Like calling the bill
you receive at a restaurant the "check".
A cancelled check is actually what they call a cheque that has been
processed by the bank and the payee has received their payment.
