[Ads-l] almost tangible

[Dan Goncharoff]

The phrase is “*intangible religious benefits*”, and I always wondered how
an indulgence would be treated...

 Thu, Nov 1, 2018, 9:49 AM James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com wrote:

> On Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:07:21 Zone-0700 Barretts Mail <
> mail.barretts at GMAIL.COM> wrote
>
> <quote>
> The English OLD has 21 sample sentences for “tangible,” meaning
> “perceptible by touch," each one of them as “almost tangible.” It seems
> odd to define a word that isn’t really used in any sample sentences.
>
> https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/tangible
> <end quote>
>
> On your form 1040 you will find stated that you do not pay taxes on
> "non-tangible religious benefits"
> (or maybe the word is "intangible" or "untangible", I don't have a 1040
> handy).
>
> - Jim Landau
>
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