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Anduy Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
wear one's hair vs. grow one's hair
This is a question from my book:
Oleg is _____ her hair much shorter now.
A.having B.wearing C.growing D.getting
The answer is B. But according to my dictionary, to wear and to grow have the same meaning in this case.
Please explain.
Thank you very much.
Oleg is _____ her hair much shorter now.
A.having B.wearing C.growing D.getting
The answer is B. But according to my dictionary, to wear and to grow have the same meaning in this case.
Please explain.
Thank you very much.
Top answer
No, C is not possible. One cannot control the length of one's hair growth by willpower-- it must be cut at intervals if it is to be worn short. Let's see your dictionary entry.
- No, C is not possible.
- One cannot control the length of one's hair growth by willpower-- it must be cut at intervals if it is to be worn short.
- Let's see your dictionary entry.
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No, C is not possible. One cannot control the length of one's hair growth by willpower-- it must be cut at intervals if it is to be worn short.
Let's see your dictionary entry.
Let's see your dictionary entry.
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Hope Anduy won't mind my asking another thing 
MrM - Would "having" be possible there? - Oleg is having her h
MrM - Would "having" be possible there? - Oleg is having her h
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It sound very odd to me, Pucca. Perhaps 'she has her hair much shorter'-- but even that does not sound quite right. 'She's wearing her hair...' or 'her hair is much shorter' seem the only natural options to me.
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Thank you for the answer, MrM!
I thought "having" would work just because when someone goes to the hairdresser, he has
I thought "having" would work just because when someone goes to the hairdresser, he has
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Ah, I see. No, Pucca that is another use of have: as one of the coercive verbs:
I had my hair cut .
I let her cut my hair.
She made me cut my hair.
I had my hair cut .
I let her cut my hair.
She made me cut my hair.
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I have just looked the word "coercive" up in Dictionary.com
It says it means something like "to force"
Does that mean that when you say "I had my hair cut" you are saying that you forced yourself to do it?
It says it means something like "to force"
Does that mean that when you say "I had my hair cut" you are saying that you forced yourself to do it?
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It is a linguistic term, not to be taken literally. I had my hair cut = I caused someone else to cut my hair by asking him to do so and probably paying him for the service.
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Thank you very much Mister Micawber.
I have understood more clearly after looking them up in a monolingual dictionary.
to wear: to bear, carry, or maintain in a particular manner: wears her hair long.
to grow: to allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process: grow a beard.
I have understood more clearly after looking them up in a monolingual dictionary.
to wear: to bear, carry, or maintain in a particular manner: wears her hair long.
to grow: to allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process: grow a beard.
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AnonymousThank you very much Mister Micawber.I'm sorry. I forg
I have understood more clearly after looking them up in a monolingual dictionary.
to wear: to bear, carry, or maintain in a particular manner: wears her hair long.
to grow: to allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process: grow a beard.
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