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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Nearsighted v.s Shortsighted

Often times, I hear nearsighted instead of shortsighted.
But sometimes I do still hear the latter version.
It this a American English and British English thing ?
  

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I'd say BE prefers 'shortsighted'. Rover

  • I'd say BE prefers 'shortsighted'.
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I'd say BE prefers 'shortsighted'.

Rover
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Rover_KEI'd say BE prefers 'shortsighted'.Rover
What/who's BE?
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According to Collins Dictionary, the synonyms "near-sighted" and "short-sighted" are adjectives that mean "relating to or suffering from myopia."

I have myopia

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