Comment by ants_everywhere
Comment by ants_everywhere 8 hours ago
> given all checks and no balances.
Do you mean no checks and balances? A check is a restriction or constraint.
Comment by ants_everywhere 8 hours ago
> given all checks and no balances.
Do you mean no checks and balances? A check is a restriction or constraint.
I am stating the obvious to clarify: cheques without balances is an overdraft. You give a piece of paper that can't be exchanged for money when promised.
Yeah I thought this was possible too that's one of the reasons I asked
I checked to see if that pun occurs elsewhere and didn't see it. Someone who doesn't have English as a first language may not know the more obscure usage of check since you don't use it much these days other than as part of phrases and idioms like "checks and balances", which is 18th century English
I suspect this may be a play on words where checks = cheque, or money