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SpongeBarb Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
expire?
Public libraries sometimes sell books they want to get rid of in very low price. These books are old books. Can they also be called "expired books" ?
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I'm not certain the word "expire" applies to these books. Expire means: to die, to come to an end or to lose validity. Licences, Passports, Medicines, Humans, Condoms, Candy Bars and many other things expire.
- I'm not certain the word "expire" applies to these books.
- Expire means: to die, to come to an end or to lose validity.
- Licences, Passports, Medicines, Humans, Condoms, Candy Bars and many other things expire.
- But books do not die or come to an end.
- They may lose their usefulness if they are shredded or have ripped pages.
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I'm not certain the word "expire" applies to these books.
Expire means: to die, to come to an end or to lose validity.
Licences, Passports, Medicines, Humans, Condoms, Candy Bars and many other things expire. But books do not die or come to an end. They may lose their usefulness if they are shredded or have ripped pages. But old books that are still good enough to be sold are not
Expire means: to die, to come to an end or to lose validity.
Licences, Passports, Medicines, Humans, Condoms, Candy Bars and many other things expire. But books do not die or come to an end. They may lose their usefulness if they are shredded or have ripped pages. But old books that are still good enough to be sold are not
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