Re: expiry versus expiration date

["Edwin Skau" <eddy -dot- skau -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Expiry is UK English; Expiration is American.

Edwin

On 8/28/07, Brierley, Sean <Sean -dot- Brierley -at- ipc -dot- com> wrote:
>
> "Expiry date" used for the date your software gives it's last breath
> seems unconventional to me; "expiration date" seems better.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Sean
>
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