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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Fault

Hello everyone,

Is the verb "fault" used correctly in the following sentence?

Eg. If you don't write legibly, I will fault your answer.

Regards,

JA

  

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It's not wrong, but it's stiff and not commonly said. You might say eg If you don't write legibly, you'll get a mark of zero.

  • It's not wrong, but it's stiff and not commonly said.
  • You might say eg If you don't write legibly, you'll get a mark of zero.
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It's not wrong, but it's stiff and not commonly said.

You might say eg If you don't write legibly, you'll get a mark of zero.

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Also,

You'll lose [points / marks] for illegible answers.

CJ

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