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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Trimming hair

Can I say,

The barber is trimming the hair of the customer.

The barber is trimming the customer's hair.

The barber's job is trimming the hair.
  

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Hi Vincent. Those seems fine to me.

  • Hi Vincent.
  • Those seems fine to me.
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Hi Vincent. Those seems fine to me.
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Vincent TeoThe barber is trimming the hair of the customer. This is grammatically correct, but would not be the way people would usually say it.

The barber is trimming the customer's hair. OK. This is much more natural than your first sentence.

The barber's job is trimming the hair. This is quite awkward. If you want t
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Hi,

The barber's job is trimming the hair.

Clive

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