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Debpriya De Posted 14 years ago
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1.We are one paper short.
2.We are short by one paper.
3.We are short of paper by one.
Which of the following are correct ?
2.We are short by one paper.
3.We are short of paper by one.
Which of the following are correct ?
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#1 is the correct and standard choice. You can also say: We are short of one paper. Prajwal
- #1 is the correct and standard choice.
- You can also say: We are short of one paper.
- Prajwal
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#1 is the correct and standard choice. You can also say: We are short of one paper.
Prajwal
Prajwal
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if we still miss 5, can I say, We are short of 5 papers. Like that?
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2.We are short by one sheet of paper. This is the only correct expression in American English.
We are short of paper. - No specific amount is given.
A paper is an academic article. eg. He wrote a paper on the genetic code variability in earthworms.
We are short of paper. - No specific amount is given.
A paper is an academic article. eg. He wrote a paper on the genetic code variability in earthworms.
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American English: Paper is uncountable, except in the case of an academic article. He wrote five papers and submitted them to Nature.
We are short by five sheets of paper.
We need five more sheets of paper.
We are short by five sheets of paper.
We need five more sheets of paper.
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O! It really mess me up! which one is correct?
we are short of five papers
we are short by five sheets of papers
we are short of five papers
we are short by five sheets of papers
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