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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Best before date / due date

01) If a product's best before date is June 4 and we are on June 9, do you say the product is "due"?02br
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002) Can you speak about a weighty person?02br
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003) Can you speak about a thriving perosn / product?0-
  

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02font 00 No. 02font 00 Yes. But if you are talking about physical weight, more common would be 01i 01font 00'a heavy person'02font 02i 00.

— Clive

  • 02font 00 No.
  • 02font 00 Yes.
  • But if you are talking about physical weight, more common would be 01i 01font 00'a heavy person'02font 02i 00.
  • 02font 00 For a person or a living entity like a plant, yes.
  • But for things, I think it depends on the particular thing and perhaps the context.
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01font001) If a product's best before date is June 4 and we are on June 9, do you say the product is "due"?02font00 No. I say 01font01i00It's past its "best by" date02i00 00or perhaps just 02font01font01i00It's stale.02
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