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minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year ago certified check Welcome to our American participants. To reduce confusion, we spell it in a pre-Webster fashion.
minus-squarekrellor@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoSometimes I like to feel fancy and call them negotiable instruments. Ya know, like trombones on a debate team, but with money.
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agothis is one of the "omelette du fromage"s Americanisms that I always end up spotting, for some reason I take “personal cheques” personally when someone spells it wrong in Canada.
Welcome to our American participants.
To reduce confusion, we spell it in a pre-Webster fashion.
Sometimes I like to feel fancy and call them negotiable instruments. Ya know, like trombones on a debate team, but with money.
this is one of the "omelette du fromage"s Americanisms that I always end up spotting, for some reason I take “personal cheques” personally when someone spells it wrong in Canada.