Teacup Chihuahuas can have either short or long hair. Many dialects no longer distinguish between short and long vowels. Some languages contrast short and long diphthongs. Some grammatical particles vary between short and long vowels. Classical Latin distinguished between long and short vowels. Hawaiian distinguishes between long and short vowel sounds. Turkmen contains both short and long vowels. He was the first to combine extremely short and ankle length pieces. The head is large with very short antennae. They could respond to a threat on very short notice. He directed one of the short films. What he has to say is short & pithy & very much to the point. This depends on repetition of a pattern that is short enough to memorize. They have two stamens with very short filaments. He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story.