communication gap

collocation in English

meaningsofcommunicationandgap

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communication
noun
uk
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/kəˌmjuː.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of communicating ...
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gap
noun
uk
/ɡæp/us
/ɡæp/
an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between ...
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(Definition ofcommunicationandgapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommunication gap

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Pidgin is therefore, as it were, mostly used horizontally and rarely vertically, except to bridge acommunicationgapbetween literates and illiterates.
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This is mostly found with beginners and intermediate learners hoping to bridge thecommunicationgap.
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But it suggests more than a generalcommunicationgapbetween master and man.
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That is thecommunicationgapon which the reflection group has quite properly remarked.
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Thecommunicationgapthat exists even among those who are trying to learn about these things is something that needs to be looked at.
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We have here a pretty bigcommunicationgap.
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How, then, do we bridge thecommunicationgapbetween what those people need in order to function as citizens, and the language of the society around them?
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The soldiers provided signal services and filled a vitalcommunicationgapthat existed in that theater.
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The story ends with a sudden revelation that is symbolic of thecommunicationgapbetween generations: the woman discovers that her father has difficulty hearing.
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It is a distance of understandings and perceptions that might lead to acommunicationgapor a psychological space of potential misunderstandings between people.
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According to their, artdc.org aims to bridge thecommunicationgapbetween artists, galleries, and collectors through its online bulletin board forums and as well as organizing face-to-face meetings and events.
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In effect, thecommunicationgapof collegiate students widens as they become saturated with a curriculum of abstractions that relate to a single area of study.
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