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"Hart, Geoff" wrote:
>
> Alan Hegarty wondered about ways to reword information:
> <<Total unpaid amount Not overdue amount
> 273,58 85,60
> Overdue amounts
> 1-30days 31-60days 61-90days 90+days
> 120,53 67,45>>
>
> The biggest problem I have with both versions is not the "not overdue"
> wording, but rather the repetition of redundant information, and the fact
> that the "not overdue" appears first when (to me, as the person who would
> have to pay) it's the overdue amounts that are most important. I assume
> they're also most important to your employer. Thus, I'd propose the
> following:
>
> Amounts
> -----------
> Total due = $XXX
> Overdue:
> 1-30 days = $XXX
> ...
> Unpaid but not overdue: $XXX
>
> This is simpler, and will thus be easier and less expensive to translate.
>
My background is business. Never tell a client an amount is not overdue.
The language should be:
Currently due:
Past due: ( Or overdue)
Total Due:
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