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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Cutting / trimming

Can I say,

The hairdresser is cutting / trimming her hair in the barber's.

P/s: Do we say "barber's " , optical's mean 'shop' correctly?
  

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The hairdresser is cutting / trimming her hair in the barber's. -- 'Barber's', yes. 'Optical's', no.

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  • The hairdresser is cutting / trimming her hair in the barber's.
  • -- 'Barber's', yes.
  • 'Optical's', no.
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The hairdresser is cutting / trimming her hair in the barber's. -- OK

P/s: Do we say "barber's " , optical's mean 'shop' correctly?-- 'Barber's', yes. 'Optical's', no.
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Vincent TeoThe hairdresser is cutting / trimming her hair at the barber's.
Barber's is sometimes used to mean the barber's shop. It is similar to:
We went to Jim's for dinner. (Jim's = Jim's house / Jim's place)

Optical's is not used, because a barber is a person, and an optical is not.
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