| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Einwurf-Einschreiben | | English translation: | Recorded delivery (unsigned-for) | | Entered by: |   Stephen Sadie |
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Law/Patents - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | German term or phrase: Einwurf-Einschreiben | Text regarding the dlivery of notices of termination of employment contracts.
What on earth is this called in English??
TIA Stephen |
| | | Recorded delivery (unsigned-for) | Explanation:
Something of a contradiction in terms IMO.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-18 20:10:53 GMT)
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Not necessarily just for items of mail containing 'notifications':
http://www.dvpt.de/Default.aspx?tabid=37&mid=364&ctl=ViewIte...
In UK 'registered' mail is for valuable, saleable items (e.g. jewellery). Important documents (i.e. actual 'value' is the cost of the paper they are printed on) are sent by 'recorded' delivery. |
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Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:06
| Grading comment thanks everybody, this cameclosest to the German equivalent
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Explanation:
Something of a contradiction in terms IMO.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-18 20:10:53 GMT)
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Not necessarily just for items of mail containing 'notifications':
http://www.dvpt.de/Default.aspx?tabid=37&mid=364&ctl=ViewIte...
In UK 'registered' mail is for valuable, saleable items (e.g. jewellery). Important documents (i.e. actual 'value' is the cost of the paper they are printed on) are sent by 'recorded' delivery.
| Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:06
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 93
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| | Grading comment | thanks everybody, this cameclosest to the German equivalent |
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