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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
- 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
- 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
- phrasal verbs - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I am trying to work through this notice of a tax deficiency with the unstated purpose of resolving it Yes, I am studying the notice of tax deficiency I want to work this out promptly Either phrase may be appropriate in such a situation They have different primary meanings, but those meanings are often closely related
- 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"
- 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
- Distinguishing between prepositions associated with “lack”
The senses of the two expressions, adjective and verb, are slightly different The adjective lacking implies a deficiency: his opinions have insufficient intellectual depth The verb lack implies complete absence: his opinions have no intellectual depth ADDED:
- IN vs. WITH: which is correct in the following sentence?
For example, "vitamins can be prescribed for correction of nutrient deficiency " In the OP sentence, the first meaning ( 1 ) is the sense intended Here are some example sentences listed at dictionary com and Merriam-Webster
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