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Dominik Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

out-of-date

0 Is it correct to say -> 01i00The milk is 01b00out-of-date02b02i00 (so you mustn't drink it) or I should use another word?02br
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0 You can say that. 0-
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0 Thank you very much for the reply.02br
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00What about 01i00past its sell-by date02i00 (GB)/ 01i00past its pull date02i00 (US). Are they common in everyday language?0-
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10What about 11i10past its sell-by date12i10 (GB)/ 11i10past its pull date12i10 (US). Are they common in everyday language?12br
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0 Philip, thanks for your post. I thought that these dates were the same. 02br
00I have found sth about it.02br
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01b00sell-by date02b02br
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00the date, printed on a container or package, that advises a shop/store how long it should offer a particular item of food or drink for sale. These items can usually be used after thi
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0I say "expired." 02br
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00Ugh. Don't drink that. It's expired.0-
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0 Yes, "expired" is the most commonly used word. 0-
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0 Barbara nad Marvin, thanks for your replies.02br
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00By the way in Poland we drink "expired" milk 05002br
00We call it Kefir or zsiadłe mleko (sour milk). It's very delicious and healthy. It's beter for person with milk intolerance.You can make it by yourself from milk. The best is milk fresh from the cow. 02br
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00From UHT milk it d
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0 Soured milk is not "expired milk". Soured milk is prepared from whole milk via fermentation by lactic acid bacteria such as Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, and Lactobacillus bacteria. The American buttermilk is similar, but soured milk has a thicker consistency.02br
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00Expired milk on the other hand is milk that is no longer safe for drinking, because it stayed in the refri
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0I know that. Maybe I didn't make myself clear and mixed up this two different things unnecessarily. I said "expired" with " 05000 " so it wasn't serious. It was only my personal assotiation. When I was a child there wasn't pasteurized or sterylized milk and in the simple way you could make sour milk for example adding a spoon of sour cream. Nowdays I think it is only possible with mil
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0Aas far as I know the word "out of date " is used an an idiom for behaviors like a tradition or custom or conduct, when it comes to food and simmilars we say out expiry, that means useless or decayed or inedible that cannot be eaten.02br
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00if I made a mistake please do mnot hesitate to tell me .02br
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