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: I do not agree with the speaker's tone of calling such short vision a "disease".

Is above sentence grammatically correct?

Also, what does "distinct future" mean? I always feel it means that far into the future, opposite of "near future". Is my understanding correct?

thanks.
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Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

: I do not agree with the speaker's tone in calling such short vision a "disease".

Is above sentence grammatically correct?

'Short vision' is grammatically correct, but the normal term is 'short-sightedness'.

'Tone' usually means the manner in which something is said, including the way the speaker's voice sounded. Do you mean that, or do you simply mean that you disgree with the word that the speaker used?

I do not agree with the speaker in calling such short-sightedness a "disease".

Also, what does "distinct future" mean? I always feel it means that far into the future, opposite of "near future". Is my understanding correct? I would say not. 'Distinct future' is not a standard expression. Perhaps you are thinking of the term 'foreseeable future'. This means the future that we can see, which is thus very similar to the near future.

Best wishes, Clive

Asha101 · Answer

thank you, Clive.  I got it figured out.  What I mean is actually "distant future".  I searched the dictionary for antonym of shortsightedness, it looks to me that it should be "foresight", but there is also this word "foresightedness".  Both are nouns, are they interchangable?  Can I say "such foresight" or "such foresightedness"?

Delmobile · Answer

Farsightedness, not fore.

And in the US we call myopia "nearsighted," not "shortsighted." But we use "short-sighted" in the metaphorical sense---when someone makes a decision and fails to predict the long-range outcome.

"I'm very nearsighted. I can't drive a car unless I'm wearing glasses or contact lenses."

"The older I get, the more farsighted I get. I have to carry a pair of reading glasses with me all the time now. I can't even read a menu without them."

"Our new manager should have known that if he eliminated the sales bonuses, the sales force would start looking for new jobs. It looked like the company was saving money at first, but now it's easy to see that was a very short-sighted decision."

Delmobile · Answer

Or maybe we're not discussing myopia at all, what with all this talk of the distant future. "Foresight" is what you have when you are the opposite of "short-sighted." But if actual visual acuity is being discussed, it's nearsighted and farsighted, at least in the US.

Have I jumped in with an unhelpful comment?

Asha101 · Answer

I get your point Delmobile, thanks anyway.  I think the word "disease" in my original sentence is misleading.  I am dealing with "foresight".  Last question, "foresight" and "foresightedness", they are both nouns, are they the same?  Do I say "such foresight" or "such foresightedness"?

Nona the brit · Answer

Forsight has nothing to do with eyesight (it means planning for the future). The phrase is farsight/farsightedness.

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