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		marcusjt on Jan 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Please Don’t Abbreviate the Year ‘2020’ on Checks ... The year is completely ambiguous, could easily be changed from 20 to 2019, 2018, 20anything! ️

jacquesm on Jan 4, 2020 [–]

Yes, it could be. That's why all proper legal documents will have the date spelled out in its entirety, the numbers are just a shorthand, ditto with monetary amounts.

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