atw: Re: Writing numbers in text [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Cheques written as follows have been accepted.
PAY  one hundred dollars
THE SUM OF  electricity company

Although it is silly, it is obvious what the writer meant.
Bob T


On 11/20/07, Howard.Silcock@xxxxxxxxxxx <Howard.Silcock@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi Bruce
>
> Yes, you're right - 'BlackBerry devices' still rankles for me. But I'm
> working on some BlackBerry documentation now and being a good boy, dutifully
> editing everything to avoid the lawyers' apoplexy. I hope that others may
> eventually realise how ridiculous it all looks. (Not the lawyers - they
> would never notice that.) The goal is to make everyone fully aware of how
> people want to mangle our language,  to avoid the changes being slipped in
> subliminally. So readers will see 'BlackBerry device' several times on each
> page.
>
> Just as an example of how this approach works, I should now point out to
> you that the correct spelling is BlackBerry, not Blackberry. In fact, to be
> on the safe side, you should be writing BlackBerry(R) (that last character
> was meant to be the registered trademark symbol, in case it renders
> incorrectly for anyone).
>
> And, turning to Michael G's comments, I think I can only say, adapting
> Mark Twain's words, that his reports of the (near) death of the cheque are
> greatly exaggerated. I received a cheque from my mother-in-law this morning,
> as a birthday present (yes, it's my birthday ). I certainly wouldn't want to
> wait for her to invest in "several grand of technology" before getting my
> present. She doesn't even own a computer.
>
> Howard
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>   *Bruce Ashley <bruce.ashley@xxxxxxxx>*
> Sent by: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> atw: Re: Writing numbers in text [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
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> Hi Howard.
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> The cheque is invalid and will not be accepted until the amounts match
> (and the funds are availableJ).
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> Also, I never want to get on your bad side … after all this time, you
> still won't let go of the Blackberry devices issue. :D
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> Cheers,
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> Bruce
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> *From:*austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *
> Howard.Silcock@xxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 20 November 2007 10:52 AM
> *To:* austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* atw: Re: Writing numbers in text [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
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> Thanks to all for your responses. I might have known it was the *lawyers*
> behind this weird behaviour! As if it wasn't bad enough making us write
> 'BlackBerry devices', when no-one in their right mind would call them that
> in everyday speech.
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> Does anyone know what happens if you write a cheque and put 'two thousand
> dollars' in words and $200 in figures? Can the payee assume you meant $2000?
>
> Howard
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