Wednesday, March 28, 2018

grammar - Can "short of" be used with a specific amount (cash)?


In another question regarding a difference between short on and short of, the answer says the following:



... But this is not always the case. A person can be short on/of money, but lacking a specific amount, someone can only be €10 short or short €10. This construction never uses a preposition.



but is that really true? I can see sentences like "I am short of 10 dollars" quite often.




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