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- grammar - Deficiency or Deficiencies - English Language Learners . . .
Students mostly have a deficiency in math That use of "mostly" is a bit informal A more careful expression might be Most students have a deficiency in math The sentence with "deficiencies" as a plural is good too Whether you use the singular or plural depends on how you are thinking of "deficiency", and either way seems valid
- meaning - be out in front of What does it mean? - English Language . . .
If you are "behind on" something, you are trying to "catch up," or "get up to speed," or otherwise negate an implied deficiency To be "out in front of" implies the opposite The Michael Clayton quote is a bit of an anomaly in terms of common usage, as usually being "out in front of" is considered desirable
- Why is it THE absence of something but A lack of something?
"Lack" can mean that something is absent, but can also mean a shortage, or a deficiency Secondly, you can use either the definite or indefinite article with both words This example is in the Cambridge dictionary: The business was suffering from an absence of an overall plan for moving forward See also this example for "lack" with the
- grammar - Inefficiency or low efficiency? - English Language Learners . . .
Both are wrong Correct is: "This machine is inefficient" "This machine is low efficient" Or: "This machine's efficiency is low"
- Is the term speech-impaired offensive? - English Language Learners . . .
Many dislike the terms because “hearing impaired” describes a person in terms of a deficiency or what they cannot do The World Federation of the Deaf has taken the stance that “hearing impaired” is no longer an acceptable term NCDJ Recommendation: Avoid using “hearing impaired” or “hearing impairment ”
- What makes an Indian English accent hard to understand?
Excellent answer! I'd add that it would probably be helpful to slightly slow everything down when speaking The typical American parody of an Indian English accent usually involves -- in my perception -- speaking faster, exaggerating voice dynamics and emphasis (almost sing-song and overly-dramatic), shifting the sounds away from nasal and towards the throat, adding a trill to "l" and "t", and
- Why is there no plural s after hundred or thousand in cardinal . . .
@jbarker2160: sorry, I've lost track of what game we're playing Are we talking about saying "twelve thousands of apples" as a pure synonym for "12000 apples" (in which case we should not be telling English-language learners that it's common modern usage), or are we trying to think of rare situations (such as apples being sold in 1000-packs, which personally I have never seen) where that
- Makeup, make-up or make up? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
To make good, to compensate for (something that is wanting); to supply (a deficiency) Freq also to make up (lost) ground b trans To supply the shortfall or deficiencies of; to complete (a given number, quantity, period, etc ); (formerly also in pass ) to be completed in form or growth, come to fruition, (occas ) to come to the end of one
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