Boring Vocabular Question: What's The Difference

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by J'Pol@17 December 2003 - 23:14
I am given to understand that three particularly wise men are curently following it.

Not according to the latest edition of Private Eye.

[J'Pol]

You should both be ashamed of yourselves..

[lynx]

Theoretically;

Tax - a charge made on a person.
Duty - a charge made on goods.
Fee - a charge made for services.

[Spindulik]

gratuities

[leonidas]

Thanks a lot! That helped and was precise.

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by lynx@18 December 2003 - 04:15
Theoretically;

Tax - a charge made on a person.
Duty - a charge made on goods.
Fee - a charge made for services.

This may be the case where you are.

It is not however accurate in Europe.

As an example Value Added Tax, one of the largest sources of revenue in the UK, is on certain goods and services. It is not on people.

[lynx]

That's why I said theoretically. I was also being a little lazy.

I suppose you could define "Tax" as an all-encompassing term.

But considering that Leonidas is French and the word is almost the same (Taxe) I felt sure he wouldn't really have much difficulty with that one.

[J'Pol]

The chap asked for definitions, not opinions.

So you posted a lazy and fundamentally incorrect reply, on the basis that he was French.

That really is a bit off.

[lynx]

Yup, you got me.

I was also a little pished at the time, otherwise I might have said "Generally" rather than "Theoretically".

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by lynx@18 December 2003 - 19:12
Yup, you got me.

I was also a little pished at the time, otherwise I might have said "Generally" rather than "Theoretically".