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What is the difference between I don't know if Italy lacks oysters and I don't know if Italy has a lack of oysters ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I don't know if Italy lacks oysters and I don't know if Italy has a lack of oysters ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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30 Nov 2022
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Zero, zilch, nada
Let’s eat something else.
What about some Korean food?
Take care. :)
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Verb vs. Noun.
“To lack” something (verb) means not having or requiring that, (e.g., They lack the resources needed. He lacks imagination.)
A “lack of” something (noun) refers to a deficiency of some sort, (e.g., lack of time and money, lack of experience).
Back to your sentences:
If Italy “lacks oysters”, they don’t have any.
If Italy experiences a “lack of oysters”, they don’t have any.
So both sentences mean the same. It all depends on how you want to word it.
I hope this helps. Take care. :)
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Zero, zilch, nada
Let’s eat something else.
What about some Korean food?
Take care. :)
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- English (US)
If you have a “shortage”, you don’t have enough. If you have a “lack”, you don’t have any. :)
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