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Christine Christie Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

A head (cold)

Consider the following sentence:


"For ten years, he never got sick, and never even had a head cold."



In this context, is 'head' a noun, and does it literally refer to top part of our bodies?


And is this expression 'a head cold' standard (or used often)?




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THANK YOU.

  

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Christine Christie In this context, is 'head' a noun, and does it literally refer to top part of our bodies? Yes. The reference is to a cold that causes blockage of the sinuses (which are in the head, of course), causing a stuffy feeling in the head and an accompanying need to blow your nose often.

— CalifJim

  • Christine Christie In this context, is 'head' a noun, and does it literally refer to top part of our bodies?
  • Yes.
  • The reference is to a cold that causes blockage of the sinuses (which are in the head, of course), causing a stuffy feeling in the head and an accompanying need to blow your nose often.
  • Christine Christie And is this expression 'a head cold' standard (or used often)?
  • Yes.
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Christine ChristieIn this context, is 'head' a noun, and does it literally refer to top part of our bodies?

Yes. The reference is to a cold that causes blockage of the sinuses (which are in the head, of course), causing a stuffy feeling in the head and an accompanying need to blow your nose often.

Christine ChristieAnd is this e
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