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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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the verb shampooing
How would you write this sentence?
This barber does the best shampooing. He really massages you skull while he shampoos it. This barber did the best shampooing of all the barbers I've been to.
This barber does the best shampooing. He really massages you skull while he shampoos it. This barber did the best shampooing of all the barbers I've been to.
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Shampoo as a verb is typically used with an object. For example, shampoo a rug, shampoo your hair. Obviously from the context of the sentence with words such as "barber" and "skull" I can infer that you are referring to hair, but the phrasing sounds awkward without the stated object.
- Shampoo as a verb is typically used with an object.
- For example, shampoo a rug, shampoo your hair.
- Obviously from the context of the sentence with words such as "barber" and "skull" I can infer that you are referring to hair, but the phrasing sounds awkward without the stated object.
- He really massages you skull while he shampoos it.
- My preference: He really massages the scalp while he shampoos the hair.
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Shampoo as a verb is typically used with an object. For example, shampoo a rug, shampoo your hair. Obviously from the context of the sentence with words such as "barber" and "skull" I can infer that you are referring to hair, but the phrasing sounds awkward without the stated object.
He really massages you skull while he shampoos it.
My preference: He really massages
My preference: He really massages
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How would you express: This barber does the best shampooing. This barber did the best shampooing of all the barbers I've been to.
Before the barber cuts one's hair, he shampoos it. I'm trying to say that that was the best.
Before the barber cuts one's hair, he shampoos it. I'm trying to say that that was the best.
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