Hi italki community, is there a meaning difference between shortcoming and short coming?
The first one as one word and the second one as two words.

Thank you for the feedback

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Hi italki community, is there a meaning difference between shortcoming and short coming?
The first one as one word and the second one as two words.

Thank you for the feedback

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Hola Paco!

It's one word, "shortcoming."
It refers to an imperfection or something lacking.  The plural form is "shortcomings."

Short coming is not correct for that usage.

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Pretty much, yeah. Short coming looks like a mistake, like someone figured that because it's two different words that they should be separated. But it is its own word.

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Well,the usage of first phrase that is shortcomings ‘ means to have flaws or imperfections like She exposed some of her shortcomings while yelling on her kids., The other is used as combined expression like ‘ please follow your process and I’m coming shortly afterwards’.I hope that helps thanks

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Thank for the feedback Terry