[Ads-l] "Due" meaning due date

[Shapiro, Fred]

I am a librarian who has familiarity with the specific area of library services involved, and I have never heard "due" used in this way.  But it would not be a surprise if the jargon evolved in that direction.

Fred Shapiro




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On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Flourish Klink <flourish.klink at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I would assume a mistake.


So would I.


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