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Not him, but myopia is the correct medical term. It only has one meaning, whereas "short-sighted" has a widely used metaphorical meaning that it is easily confu
by CydeWeys 4y ago
Not him, but myopia is the correct medical term. It only has one meaning, whereas "short-sighted" has a widely used metaphorical meaning that it is easily confused with.
- teamonkey 4y ago‘Myopic’ is certainly used to describe short-term thinking or a restricted viewpoint
- shellac 4y agoFrom very start of the article: "Leaders | What to do about myopia". However 'myopic' is certainly used metaphorically. This is one of those cases where you just have to read the article.
- mattnewton 4y agoI would find “Near sightedness less ambiguous, in American English at least. I can’t remember having heard that used for anything other than a physical difficulty to focus your eyes at longer distances.
- hammock 4y agomsk wanted to know thethe guy’s prescription