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On 08/03/2011 01:36 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Receipts are useful for expense reports (nee required in most cases),
Agreed. In a commercial context, you want to keep track of this kind of
thing.
> and
> yes, I do check that what I was charged is what I paid. That's how you
> (a) avoid getting ripped off, and (b) avoid finding yourself in an
> overdraft situation.
So, what, you literally sit down and check all of the thousands of
transactions you make, one at a time, to make sure every single one
matches the printed recipt?
Doesn't that take an insane amount of time?
>> Why is it called a "square root"? Surely "square route" would make far
>> more sense...
>
> It seems to have grown out of the old English "Rote" (there's a citation
> circa 1425). Etymologically it derives from the French word
> 'racine' (which translates to 'root', natch). "radix" also is used, and
> that's latin for 'root'.
I knew it would be French! :-P
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