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Kanonathena Posted 20 years ago
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off the floor/state of art

There's a limit to how many sandwiches I can eat off the floor.

off the floor?

what can be described as state of art?



Thank you in advance.
  

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I think we need some context to answer the first one fully, but is it possible the person saying that works in a restaurant or some kind of place where they make food? If so, he's saying he's allowed to eat the product that is being made. State of the art means that the technology or the methods are very current.

  • I think we need some context to answer the first one fully, but is it possible the person saying that works in a restaurant or some kind of place where they make food?
  • If so, he's saying he's allowed to eat the product that is being made.
  • State of the art means that the technology or the methods are very current.
  • State-of-the-art medical diagnostics might include that three-dimentional full body scan, for example.
  • Using a wireless devise to stay in touch with your office while you are traveling is state of the art - having to pull into a parking lot to use a pay phone is not.
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I think we need some context to answer the first one fully, but is it possible the person saying that works in a restaurant or some kind of place where they make food? If so, he's saying he's allowed to eat the product that is being made.

State of the art means that the technology or the methods are very current. State-of-the-art medical diagnostics might include that three-dimentional f

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