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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

About eye sight

Are both these sentences correct, and do they mean the same:


a) "I was born with lack of eye sight."


b) "I was born short of eye sight."

  

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" One word. Otherwise, OK, but not a natural English phrase. We just say I was born blind .

— CalifJim

  • " One word.
  • Otherwise, OK, but not a natural English phrase.
  • We just say I was born blind .
  • " No.
  • This doesn't work.
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Christine Christie

Are both these sentences correct, and do they mean the same:


a) "I was born with lack of eyesight." One word. Otherwise, OK, but not a natural English phrase. We just say I was born blind.


b) "I was born short of eyesight."

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If you must use "eyesight", you were born with poor eyesight.

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