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Poll- How would you interpret 'You are overpaid £...'? I received a letter from the taxman informing me that 'I was overpaid' by a certain amount. On the back there was an itemised statement ending with the amount due. My...

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Old 14-Oct-2004, 04:51
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Heheh, You must be frightened at first.

you overpaid them, in another words, they underpaid you like what my boss did to me.
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They had me worried.
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