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


Are you sure about this?

At Tuesday, 20/11/2007, 11:56 AM;, you wrote:
the rules were changed a few years ago to say that if the two amounts differed the amount in figures would stand

It is much easier to forge figures than words. If someone fiddled one of my cheques, I'd expect the bank to reject it. And recompense me if they inadvertently paid out.

-- Hedley


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