Dandruff

He has dandruff.

'He has dandruff' seems to indicate the end-product of a process. Do you have something for the process itself, as in:

He is getting grey/It is getting dark, etc.?

Best,

Palinkasocsi

I've never heard this described.

What do you mean the process?

Peter's scalp is slowly drying, resulting in large, flaking bits forming and then falling about his shoulders.

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By the way, Merriam Webster lists "dandruffy" as an adjective, so in theory you could say "he's getting dandruffy". But this brings up an interesting question: is everything you see in a dictionary actually in use? The answer is no, so there's no way to know if a certain word is fine unless you have actually seen it at least a couple of times before. This means that even though dandruffy is proba

I like it, GG!

No, in Hungarian we can express the process much easier than you did.

It is getting dark. - It is dark.
??? - He has dandruff.

But I suppose you cannot do it in English then in a less than ridiculous way.

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Palinkasocsi

When you see the flakes on someone's shirt, you know he has dandruff. I've never in my life heard a discussion about the process of getting to that point.

You do say "he's getting gray" or "he's going gray" as a person's hair turns gray gradually over months.

Following the same pattern, do you say 'She is getting dandruffy'? Anyway, I suppose you don't.

Palinkasocsi

It may be that haircare professionals indulge in such conversations; but like GG, I've never discussed the process itself. You either have dandruff, or you don't; and in the former case, you tend only to mention terrible/bad dandruff.

(I don't think I've ever called someone "dandruffy", either.)

I gather by the way that Eskimos have over 200 words to describe "dandruff".

I gather by the way that Eskimos have over 200 words to describe "dandruff".

ROFL

Thanks to you all!

Palinkasocsi