May 25, 2003 11:45
21 yrs ago
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English term
when supplies are exhausted
English
Marketing
Business/Commerce (general)
commerce
This item has been discontinued and shipping will stop when supplies are exhausted.
Does this sound good? Is there a better way tro express this idea?
thanks in advance
Does this sound good? Is there a better way tro express this idea?
thanks in advance
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we will stop shipping this product once our current supply runs out
The awkward part is:
"shipping will stop"
as if the company/personnel are not in control of the shipping.
would sound better if subject of sentence is we /our company
and we will no longer be offering it once our current supply runs out
"shipping will stop"
as if the company/personnel are not in control of the shipping.
would sound better if subject of sentence is we /our company
and we will no longer be offering it once our current supply runs out
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Comment: "thanks a million to all of you, quite helpful indeed
ciao"
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The sentence is correct.
I would break it into two sentences:
This item has been discontinued. We will no longer ship this itme when supplies run out.
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or \"when supplies have run out.\"
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Typo correction: item, not itme.
This item has been discontinued. We will no longer ship this itme when supplies run out.
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Note added at 2003-05-25 11:50:35 (GMT)
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or \"when supplies have run out.\"
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Note added at 2003-05-25 22:35:32 (GMT) Post-grading
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Typo correction: item, not itme.
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Terry Burgess
: sounds familiar:-)
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Terry Burgess
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when supplies have run out
Another way to say the same thing.
Luck!
terry
Luck!
terry
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Edith Kelly
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sounds fine
you could also say: when supplies have run out
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Terry Burgess
: I'd say about a millisecond--give or take:-)
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Alaa Zeineldine
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when the item is out of stock
The original phrase works, but you can also say "when the item is out of stock", "when supplies run out", or "when the item is sold out".
Alaa
Alaa
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