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Is it better to write: Please pay by due date or Please pay by date due?

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    Yes. It is better to write one of those. Either one. There is no difference; they're both fixed phrases.
    – John Lawler
    Commented Jan 24, 2015 at 19:34
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    So neither is betterer?
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Jan 24, 2015 at 20:04
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    Each of them is the betterest.
    – John Lawler
    Commented Jan 24, 2015 at 20:26
  • "due date" is usual for babies, either will work for most other contexts.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Jun 25, 2021 at 9:34

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I concur with Mr. Lawler, but I would recommend inserting the definite article, particularly in the second example.

  • Please pay by the due date.
  • Please pay by the date due.
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  • A word to the wise is sufficient
    – user98990
    Commented Jan 26, 2015 at 13:22

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