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this short-coming vs this short coming

Both "this short-coming" and "this short coming" are not correct phrases in English. The correct term is "shortcoming," which is a single word without a hyphen. It refers to a fault or failure in someone or something.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 749 views

this short-coming

This is not a correct construction in English. The term should be a single word, "shortcoming."

The correct term is "shortcoming," which is used to describe a fault or failure in someone or something.
  • Mar 15, 2015 ... and ASCE 7-16 to minimize this short-coming. The recommendations of this study were used by the Provisions Update Committee (PUC) of the ...
  • Herr Meets Hare is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, under the Merrie Melodies series. This short, coming a few months before the collapse ...
  • There are numerous ways to address this short coming, and many are being tested and implemented currently. However the centralization of computational ...
  • Oct 20, 2010 ... ... the character design and story the same. Anyway, watch Alma below and get ready to see a feature-length version of this short coming soon.

this short coming

This is not a correct construction in English. The term should be a single word, "shortcoming."

The correct term is "shortcoming," which is used to describe a fault or failure in someone or something.
  • Mar 15, 2015 ... and ASCE 7-16 to minimize this short-coming. The recommendations of this study were used by the Provisions Update Committee (PUC) of the ...
  • I don't want to get anyones hopes up but I can recall this short coming on quite a bit and its quite possible I recorded it at some point. I still have all of my tapes at ...
  • Herr Meets Hare is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, under the Merrie Melodies series. This short, coming a few months before the collapse ...
  • Despite this short-coming as well as a story that has quite a few lulls, the film has some very good acting and especially nice direction--as a sense of loss and ...

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