The spot my hat has most contacts with is the head

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Hello,Is this ok?" the spot my hat has most contacts with is the head"

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Use the singular.

A native speaker would not refer to the head as a spot. Perhaps an area.

It would be more natural to repeat "my" in "my head."

The area my hat has most contact with is my head.

I presume some prior context makes this observation meaningful.

My hat contacts my head in several different spots.

My dentist said the contacts between my front teeth are too tight.

When two objects have multiple contacts, we usually say, "points of contact."

Zazzex · Answer

Thanks for good answer.

By the way, what does "most contact" means ?

most wide contact?

most often contact?

Avangi · Answer

zazzex By the way, what does "most contact" means ?

most wide contact?

most often contact? It can mean both. "Most" is a quantifier, so we're using contact here as an uncountable.
But in a practical sense, the most contact is often the result of multiple contacts, which is a countable usage.

We often use "contact" to describe communications between people. In "networking," we'd say "she has a lot of contacts." She knows a lot of people who can help or support her. (countable)

Or, "The people on this island have very little contact with the outside world." (uncountable)
"Have you had any/much contact with Jane lately?" (uncountable)
(reply) "I've had only three contacts with her in the past month." (countable)

In terms of "most contact," in a physical sense, there may be little difference between two objects touching at several small points compared to touching in a single large area. It depends on the purpose.

In modern technology, contact/contacts often refer to the points of an electrical switch. (countable)
An individual [single pole] switch would have two "contacts" which "make and break." These may be referred to in the singular or in the plural.
And we say the contacts have good contact when they allow electricity to flow easily. (uncountable)
(Of course, solid state "switches" don't have contacts.)

Dimsumexpress · Answer

A few more comments along Avangi's explanations...

zazzex
" the spot my hat has most contacts with is the head"

This absolutely makes zero sense.

Contact- in a physical sense is a point where 2 points / entities come together. i.e. an electrical contact of a relay that energizes an airconditioner.

In the communication sense, the contacts in my Outlook or MSN are the name of people whom I communicate from time to time.

If you said: I have lost contact with my cousin for years, it means that you two have not received any phone call and mails of any form from each other.

So in order for people to help you with your question, some clear context reference is helpful.

The spot my hat has most contacts with is the head

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