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The sentence "Sickly people cost the company a whole boatload of dough" is not acceptable because _____.

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The sentence Sickly people cost the company a whole boatload of dough is not acceptable because the sentence contains a loaded word as well as slang.
You cannot use slang words such as boatload or dough in formal English.
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