Timeline for what does "Business papers" mean?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
8 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2017 at 7:58 | comment | added | Jim Balter | ^ Um, no, that's not the point. Consuela is reading a customs form that asks whether she's sending business papers and she says no, she's sending a sweater. She's not "trying to cheat the system", she's just mailing a sweater. Sheesh. | |
| Oct 24, 2016 at 8:31 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglishLL/status/790470803569668096 | ||
| Oct 22, 2016 at 18:48 | vote | accept | AR AM | ||
| Oct 21, 2016 at 20:00 | comment | added | alephzero | I think the point of the OP's text is that Rodrigues is trying to cheat the system by avoiding paying customs duty or tax. "Business papers" are documents which have no intrinsic value, unlike bank notes, share certificates, etc - or a sweater! | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 16:21 | answer | added | Shavais | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 16:21 | answer | added | Jasper | timeline score: 5 | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 16:10 | comment | added | Mick | Maybe import-export licences or documentation for customs? I doubt if they would be necessary for sending an item of clothing as a gift. | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 16:07 | history | asked | AR AM | CC BY-SA 3.0 |