A bounced cheque is...
Hi
Could you please tell if this sentence is completely natural in formal writing? Any other suggestions are welcome.
(Company writing to a person whose cheque has been bounced)
We are sure you understand that a bounced cheque falls in the category of fraud and is liable for legal proceedings.
Thanks,
Tom
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The idiom is active voice, not passive. eg The cheque (has) bounced, not The cheque has been bounced. It's not formal English.
- The idiom is active voice, not passive.
- eg The cheque (has) bounced, not The cheque has been bounced.
- It's not formal English.
- Where I live , such cheques are returned to the depositor with NSF (Not Sufficient Funds) stamped on them.
- Hence, they are called NSF cheques.
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The idiom is active voice, not passive. eg The cheque (has) bounced, not The cheque has been bounced.
It's not formal English. Where I live , such cheques are returned to the depositor with NSF (Not Sufficient Funds) stamped on them. Hence, they are called NSF cheques.
We are sure you understand that an NSF cheque falls into the category of fraud and is liab
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