Affix stamp here
Jul. 25th, 2008 03:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stephbgForced by the crushing weight of government pressure, I finally got around to my 2008 Q2 BAS today. Actual income tax return awaits the arrival of bits of paper. Income=pitiful. Medical expenses=ouch. Lump sum in savings=rapidly depleting. Determination to be well=apparently irrelevant.
Anywho, this post was supposed to be a protest against government language in the smallest of places: the return envelope for my BAS to the tax department.
"Affix stamp here" it says. Why couldn't it be "Put stamp here"? Is there any danger a user would merely place but not attach appropriate postage in that spot? What if they use a franking machine? I can't imagine what value is gained from using a complex word in this instance rather than the most simple alternative.
I lack the will to summon additional brain cells for the problem, so if anyone can explain why "affix" is better than "put" for general comprehension purposes, please enlighten me.
Anywho, this post was supposed to be a protest against government language in the smallest of places: the return envelope for my BAS to the tax department.
"Affix stamp here" it says. Why couldn't it be "Put stamp here"? Is there any danger a user would merely place but not attach appropriate postage in that spot? What if they use a franking machine? I can't imagine what value is gained from using a complex word in this instance rather than the most simple alternative.
I lack the will to summon additional brain cells for the problem, so if anyone can explain why "affix" is better than "put" for general comprehension purposes, please enlighten me.
