Timeline for Failing to + infinitive / Failing of + gerund / For lack of + noun
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| Jul 7, 2018 at 9:15 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Hello, Vipul. Though the CED example you quote (and should link to and attribute) is certainly acceptable, 'failing a girlfriend' meaning 'lacking a girlfriend' is totally unidiomatic. The only example on the internet is this query. Native speakers would use 'Not having a girlfriend,' or 'As I do not have a girlfriend,'. | |
| Jul 7, 2018 at 5:49 | history | edited | Sven Yargs | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Minor copyediting corrections and a bit of formtting.
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| Jul 7, 2018 at 5:35 | review | Late answers | |||
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| Jul 7, 2018 at 5:19 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jul 7, 2018 at 5:15 | history | answered | Vipul Kumar | CC BY-SA 4.0 |