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Sun 29 Apr, 2012 07:36 am
What is difference in meaning between sentence A and B?
A ) This method has its limitations.
B ) This method has its limitation.
@oristarA,
Thay
both mean that the method is limited.
The difference is that limitations are plural whereas limitation is singular. In the first sentence you mean that the method has a number, greater than one, of limitations. In the second sentence you mean that the method has one single limitation.
When planning accomodation for Jack, remember he has his [multiple] disabilities (e.g. he is deaf, blind, paralyzed, dumb and autistic)
When planning accomodation for Jack, remember he has his [single] disability (e.g. he is blind or he cannot walk but otherwise OK)
I apologise for mis-spelling "accommodation".
and as long as we're on the subject, "misspelling" doesn't have a hyphen (at least not in my dictionary).
@MontereyJack,
MontereyJack wrote:
and as long as we're on the subject, "misspelling" doesn't have a hyphen (at least not in my dictionary).
It is pretty common in British English and not considered an error.
Quote:For misspell, etc. some use the hyphenated forms mis-spell, etc. instead. Further, misspelled is common in the U.S., while misspelt/mis-spelt is the usual form in most other English-speaking countries. I didn't count the hyphenated forms of mis-spell either as standard or non-standard. I found 486 instances of misspell, 91 of mispell, and 52 of mis-spell. I calculated its rate using 91/(486+91) = 16%, without including the 52 for mis-spell. Cases of misspelled totaled 2254; mispelled 452; mis-spelled 209; for misspelt 148; mispelt 32; mis-spelt 70.
Common Misspellings and Dictionary Alternatives. Cornell Kimball.
http://www.spellingsociety.org/journals/j26/misspellings.php
ah,yes, as the immortal Winnie said, "Two great countries, separated by a common language"
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