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Kags1694 Mar 3rd 2008 3:08 pm

Cashing travellers Cheques?
 
Best place to cash travellers cheques?

happynz Mar 3rd 2008 5:32 pm

Re: Cashing travellers Cheques?
 
^Any bank will cash travellers' cheques.

Genesis Mar 4th 2008 12:11 am

Re: Cashing travellers Cheques?
 

Originally Posted by happynz (Post 6011831)
^Any bank will cash travellers' cheques.

Some do better rates than others as I just found out!!!!!!!!!! Check out each one's website under 'foreign exchange' to see who will give y'all the best rate.

pascalr Mar 4th 2008 2:21 am

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Originally Posted by happynz (Post 6011831)
^Any bank will cash travellers' cheques.

Actually, I think you'll find that 'travellers cheques' is a well-established set phrase and the first word;

Travellers, is an adjectival noun rather than possessive.

Therefore, the apostrophe should be dropped.
Thus, travellers cheques is correct and not travellers' cheques, but I haven't used them recently.

Nerine Mar 4th 2008 2:27 am

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:D Pascalr - you've just been promoted to the forum's official Grammar Scholar. Your mortar board is in the post.

pascalr Mar 4th 2008 2:32 am

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Originally Posted by Nerine (Post 6013502)
:D Pascalr - you've just been promoted to the forum's official Grammar Scholar. Your mortar board is in the post.

Many thanks, I shall pop it in the cupboard with the rest:)

Nerine Mar 4th 2008 2:42 am

Re: Cashing travellers Cheques?
 
:rofl:

Genesis Mar 4th 2008 4:47 am

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Originally Posted by pascalr (Post 6013513)
Many thanks, I shall pop it in the cupboard with the rest:)

What amazing grammatical knowledge! What pray is your trade P?

pascalr Mar 4th 2008 4:57 am

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Originally Posted by Genesis (Post 6013805)
What amazing grammatical knowledge! What pray is your trade P?

If you can correctly spell for me the whole word I may enlighten you:thumbup:

Genesis Mar 4th 2008 5:49 am

Re: Cashing travellers Cheques?
 

Originally Posted by pascalr (Post 6013827)
If you can correctly spell for me the whole word I may enlighten you:thumbup:

Pascalr, done.:thumbsup:

pascalr Mar 4th 2008 5:58 am

Re: Cashing travellers Cheques?
 

Originally Posted by Genesis (Post 6013935)
Pascalr, done.:thumbsup:

NO NO NO, you mentioned P and in nz that can only mean one thing....Now try again:frown:

Genesis Mar 4th 2008 7:00 am

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Originally Posted by pascalr (Post 6013964)
NO NO NO, you mentioned P and in nz that can only mean one thing....Now try again:frown:

No!

Kags1694 Mar 4th 2008 7:59 am

Re: Cashing travellers Cheques?
 

Originally Posted by happynz (Post 6011831)
^Any bank will cash travellers' cheques.

Thanks

happynz Mar 4th 2008 10:05 am

Re: Cashing travellers Cheques?
 

Originally Posted by pascalr (Post 6013488)
Actually, I think you'll find that 'travellers cheques' is a well-established set phrase and the first word;

Travellers, is an adjectival noun rather than possessive.

Therefore, the apostrophe should be dropped.
Thus, travellers cheques is correct and not travellers' cheques, but I haven't used them recently.

Cheers for pointing that out.

suzi n steve Mar 4th 2008 11:31 am

Re: Cashing travellers Cheques?
 
Don't know about in NZ, but when we were in Oz, Westpac didn't charge to change them.


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