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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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That's as long as I like it.

speaking of hair

Is this a correct sentence? What does it mean? Does it mean you don't like anything longer or that you like it that long but wouldn't mind longer?

That's as long as I like it.
  

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Without further context (the wording in the sentence is rather unusual), this might be said, for example, by a man at a barber's or hair stylist's. It's his first time there, and there is some question about the exact length he wants - he wants it left long, so very little is to be taken off. After the barber works on him for a while, hardly cutting anything off, he asks the man: "Is this the length you want?

  • Without further context (the wording in the sentence is rather unusual), this might be said, for example, by a man at a barber's or hair stylist's.
  • It's his first time there, and there is some question about the exact length he wants - he wants it left long, so very little is to be taken off.
  • After the barber works on him for a while, hardly cutting anything off, he asks the man: "Is this the length you want?
  • It's still long.
  • " The man replies: "No, it's fine.
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Without further context (the wording in the sentence is rather unusual), this might be said, for example, by a man at a barber's or hair stylist's. It's his first time there, and there is some question about the exact length he wants - he wants it left long, so very little is to be taken off. After the barber works on him for a while, hardly cutting anything off, he asks the man: "Is this the l

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