Liza
Can we use "short of ..." when talking of some trait? For example: He is short of fantasy / intellect / good sense / firmness ... and so on. Or would it be better to say "He has a lack of ..." ? Thank you.
10 feb 2012 11:43
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"short of" is perfect.
10 febbraio 2012
2
Usually people say "short on", rather than "short of", in that context. You might say "we are short of our goal". To say someone has a "lack of" something would be a little more formal.
10 febbraio 2012
1
He has a lack of,fantasy
11 febbraio 2012
1
Whe could say "He falls short when it comes too... or possibly "falls short in..."
10 febbraio 2012
Azygos and Fenton Benton, thank you, guys)
11 febbraio 2012
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Competenze linguistiche
Inglese, Russo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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