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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
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get a hair cut / got my hair cut

1. I got a hair cut yesterday.
2. I got/had my hair cut yesterday.

Is #2 less colloquial than #1?
  

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I see no distinct difference.
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moon7296 1. I got a hair cut yesterday.2. I got/had my hair cut yesterday.Is #2 less colloquial than #1?
It may be that this idea comes from a British English source. To me, "I got a haircut yesterday" feels more loose than your other options and faintly American. I'm not sure how typical of BrE speakers this view is. (I would write "haircut" as one word, but
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