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  1. grammar - "Deficiency" or "Deficiencies" - English Language Learners ...

    Nov 11, 2020 · In the first example, "deficiency" is singular and needs an article: Students mostly have a deficiency in math. That use of "mostly" is a bit informal. A more careful expression might be Most …

  2. Why is it 'THE absence of something' but 'A lack of something'?

    Dec 9, 2019 · "Lack" can mean that something is absent, but can also mean a shortage, or a deficiency. Secondly, you can use either the definite or indefinite article with both words.

  3. Should "as a ..." and "unlike ..." clauses refer to the subject?

    Jul 2, 2024 · They represent a deficiency in education only if you believe that education is a matter of teaching people that they are not competent to speak their own language and should be saying …

  4. phrasal verbs - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Aug 28, 2022 · I am trying to work through this notice of a tax deficiency with the unstated purpose of resolving it Yes, I am studying the notice of tax deficiency. I want to work this out promptly Either …

  5. IN vs. WITH: which is correct in the following sentence?

    Apr 24, 2017 · noun 2 the act of correcting. We intend this meaning when we talk about the general act of correction. It is an uncountable noun. For example, "vitamins can be prescribed for correction of …

  6. How do I convey that I am bad at remembering things?

    Jun 21, 2022 · Of course you can say: I am bad at remembering things. ;- ( But more commonly, you use: bad/poor/terrible memory A student with a poor memory may struggle in school. And if you have …

  7. Makeup, make-up or make up? - English Language Learners Stack …

    Jul 15, 2015 · Make up course, make-up course, makeup course - I mean something like make up course. I have to include this in my CV and I don't know which version is correct.

  8. What’s the most idiomatic word for “a person from another country ...

    Dec 4, 2024 · *Foreigner is the right word:". emigrant meaning. a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another. "she was a Polish emigrant who came to Scotland during the …

  9. How do I pronounce 3/4 and 3/5? - English Language Learners Stack …

    Jan 26, 2021 · 1/2 cup of spinach is "one-half cup" of spinach 1/3 is "one-third" But what do you say for 3/4 and 3/5?

  10. Is the term speech-impaired offensive? - English Language Learners ...

    Dec 1, 2022 · Many dislike the terms because “hearing impaired” describes a person in terms of a deficiency or what they cannot do. The World Federation of the Deaf has taken the stance that …