Split hair

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Elisa70

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Hi,
I'd like to know what "split hair" means.
 

Charlie Bernstein

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To split hairs is to argue about something so minor that arguing is pointless. A hair is so thin that splitting it is almost impossible.
 

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:up: There is, however a condition that my sisters - when they were teenagers - used to complain about: 'split ends'. I never found out precisely what it meant, but I imagine it's a First World problem! ;-)

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It is just that, but there are more serious issues to worry about. ;-)
 
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