I am overpaid

[Tdol]

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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Source: TDOL's English Language Blog
TDOL is an English teacher and co-host of this site. Here, he talks about English usage that catches his eye or ear, and looks at language issues that fascinate or puzzle him.

 

[claude]

Heheh, You must be frightened at first.

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

 

[Tdol]

They had me worried. ;-)