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Deduct a mark: My teacher deducted two marks for my poor... Mon May 22, 2006 10:53 am  Deduct a mark: My teacher deducted two marks for my poor...
 

Hi,

Can I use te given expression in my written English?

*My teacher deducted two marks for my poor hand-writing.

(I mean to ask if the expression correct)

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Deduct a mark: My teacher deducted two marks for my poor... Mon May 22, 2006 11:28 am  Deduct a mark: My teacher deducted two marks for my poor...
 

Hi Salim

I would say that "My teacher deducted two marks for my poor handwriting" is OK.

(You should write handwriting without a hyphen.)

Instead of the word "marks", you could also use the word "points".

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