I have been watching instructional videos as part of my work. One described
how to fill in an online form to make a travel claim. I was following it
all right until I came to a tricky part where there was the message
"Changes in settlement past trigger retroactive settlement. Do you want to
proceed?"
I couldn't trust my own reaction to this strange piece of English, so I
showed it to three of my colleagues. They all fell about laughing and had
no idea what it meant, which made me feel better.
After a lot of thought, I decided it might mean something like
"These figures are different from those in the travel claim you submitted.
We'll change your reimbursement accordingly. Do you want to proceed?"
But that is probably WAY too like everyday English for the Finance Section.
Howard
