"Nearsighted" and "farsighted" are more common in the US, while "short-sighted" and "long-sighted" are more common in the UK. "Short-sighted" in the US, however, is usually only used to talk about an action or decision. It means that someone did something without thinking or caring about how it will affect the situation further in the future. (It's used this way in the UK also, though.) | Teacher Mike English
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"Nearsighted" and "farsighted" are more common in the US, while "short-sighted" and "long-sighted" are more common in the UK. "Short-sighted" in the US, however, is usually only used to talk about an action or decision. It means that someone did something without thinking or caring about how it will affect the situation further in the future. (It's used this way in the UK also, though.) | Teacher Mike English
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