On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:31:08 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Cicero wrote:
There is nothing in my post remotely suggesting that cheques bearing
banking details is something new.

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From: Cicero
Subject: Moan about some Ebay sellers...
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:20
Newsgroups: uk.d-i-y

If your cheques are the same as mine then both now have a cheque bearing
^^^
your Account number, Sort code and your signature.

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Please explain the use of 'now' in this context? If it were omitted your
statement stands. But including it means it is something relatively new.
And I can't actually remember when cheques didn't contain all this
information - if ever.

I think he meant " both the sellers now had etc etc " in other words
they had in their possession cheques bearing all that info but then
everyone who receives a cheque gets that info .different info
obviously but you see what I mean .