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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
short 02 inches or 02 inches short
Hi teachers,
Could you possibly help me by telling me which of the following is correct?:
This board is two inches short.
This board is short two inches
Thank you in advance
Could you possibly help me by telling me which of the following is correct?:
This board is two inches short.
This board is short two inches
Thank you in advance
Top answer
: This board is two inches short. OK. Commonest, I think.
- : This board is two inches short.
- OK.
- Commonest, I think.
- This board is short by two inches.
- OK.
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Hi,
Could you possibly help me by telling me which of the following is correct?:
This board is two inches short. OK. Commonest, I think.
This board is short by two inches. OK.
This board is short two inches. Sometimes 'by' is omitted in casual English. I wouldn't call it an error.
Clive
Could you possibly help me by telling me which of the following is correct?:
This board is two inches short. OK. Commonest, I think.
This board is short by two inches. OK.
This board is short two inches. Sometimes 'by' is omitted in casual English. I wouldn't call it an error.
Clive
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