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Paco M
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
30 nov 2020 20:52
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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.
30 novembre 2020
1
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.
1 dicembre 2020
1
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
30 novembre 2020
Thank for the feedback Terry
30 novembre 2020
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Paco M
Competenze linguistiche
Inglese, Spagnolo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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