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OP is from Scotland, same as my wife, and I can confirm 'short-sighted' is the correct usage in Britain for what most Americans call 'near sighted'. The term does not have the negative connotation in Europe that it does in America.



Same in Australia/New Zealand AFAIK.


Cheers for clearing that up :) I was rather confused by the comment.




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