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Old Eladio Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
To tint: Passive vs Causative Have; To dye
Tell me, please, related to the following sentences:
1.1.- I’m being tinted. (a) Does the verb tint include itself the idea of hair? (b) Can I say: I’m being dying and the listener understands that I’m talking about tinting my hair?
1.2- I’m tinting. (a) Does the listener understand that I could be included in the action of tinting? That is, I can be tinting my neighbor or me, i.e., but I can be included in this possibility. (b) The same question as in 1.1 (c) If I want to clarify the point that I’m included, can I say: I’m tinting myself.
1.3 (a) What a woman (or men nowadays) would say preferably in a phone conversation with a friend: I’m being tinted or My hair’s being tinted or I’m having my hair tinted. (b) Can that woman use “to dye”?
1.4.- If I want to explicit the color, can I say: I’m being tinted of black or My hair’s being tinted of black or I’m having my hair tinted of black or I’m tinting myself of black. Are all these correct?
1.5.- I’m tinted every month. (Is this sentence correct?)
1.6.- My shirt’s being dyed. (Not tinted?)
1.7 Is “She had put red tints in her hair” the same as “She tinted of red”
And thank you in advance. I don’t tint my hair, but unfortunately I have these doubts.
Eladio
1.1.- I’m being tinted. (a) Does the verb tint include itself the idea of hair? (b) Can I say: I’m being dying and the listener understands that I’m talking about tinting my hair?
1.2- I’m tinting. (a) Does the listener understand that I could be included in the action of tinting? That is, I can be tinting my neighbor or me, i.e., but I can be included in this possibility. (b) The same question as in 1.1 (c) If I want to clarify the point that I’m included, can I say: I’m tinting myself.
1.3 (a) What a woman (or men nowadays) would say preferably in a phone conversation with a friend: I’m being tinted or My hair’s being tinted or I’m having my hair tinted. (b) Can that woman use “to dye”?
1.4.- If I want to explicit the color, can I say: I’m being tinted of black or My hair’s being tinted of black or I’m having my hair tinted of black or I’m tinting myself of black. Are all these correct?
1.5.- I’m tinted every month. (Is this sentence correct?)
1.6.- My shirt’s being dyed. (Not tinted?)
1.7 Is “She had put red tints in her hair” the same as “She tinted of red”
And thank you in advance. I don’t tint my hair, but unfortunately I have these doubts.
Eladio
Top answer
With regards to hair, tint is sometimes used to be a more discrete way of saying dyed, or it can mean that there is just a faint amount of colour being added or just a few strands coloured. Also, older ladies may be more inclined to talk of 'tints' but it sounds pretty old fashioned now. The vast majority of people talk about dying their hair.
- With regards to hair, tint is sometimes used to be a more discrete way of saying dyed, or it can mean that there is just a faint amount of colour being added or just a few strands coloured.
- Also, older ladies may be more inclined to talk of 'tints' but it sounds pretty old fashioned now.
- The vast majority of people talk about dying their hair.
- - I’m being tinted.
- (a) Does the verb tint include itself the idea of hair?
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With regards to hair, tint is sometimes used to be a more discrete way of saying dyed, or it can mean that there is just a faint amount of colour being added or just a few strands coloured. Also, older ladies may be more inclined to talk of 'tints' but it sounds pretty old fashioned now. The vast majority of people talk about dying their hair.
1.1.- I’m being tinted. (a) Does the verb tin
1.1.- I’m being tinted. (a) Does the verb tin
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Nona the brit, thanks a lot! You gave an excellent comment, and I appreciate the time you have taken in do that. Thans again,
Eadio
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