hair knots

[Ju]

The hair so difficult to comb because there are a lot of knots.

1. Do I call them knots?

2. What should I fill in the blank of the following sentence?

The hair are very _________.


Ju

 

[bhaisahab]

The hair so difficult to comb because there are a lot of knots.

1. Do I call them knots? Yes, or "tangles".

2. What should I fill in the blank of the following sentence?

The hair is very tangled.

Ju

Bhai.

 

[billmcd]

Bhai.

......or knotted.

 

[Ju]

Bhai.

The hair is so difficult to comb through because they have all been entangled with knots.

1. Is the above sentence correct?

2. I put The hair is & I put they have all been. I assume hair is uncountable. Am I right? Can I use plural form for the noun which is uncountable?


Ju

 

[billmcd]

The hair is so difficult to comb through because they have all been entangled with knots.

1. Is the above sentence correct? No.

2. I put The hair is & I put they have all been. I assume hair is uncountable. Am I right? Can I use plural form for the noun which is uncountable?


Ju

If you say "hair is uncountable", which it can be, why did you use "they"?

Should be "it has been". Hair can be countable also as in, "There were several hairs found at the scene of the crime."

 

[dilodi83]

But just a question: is there a real difference between a knot and a tangle? Or are they used for different things?

 

[billmcd]

But just a question: is there a real difference between a knot and a tangle? Or are they used for different things?

Could be a difference. A knot is generally considered to be a particular configuration of string/rope/shoelace etc. e.g. overhand, figure 8, halyard etc. A tangle is a random configuration of material but in the context of the original post, either could be used.

 

[emsr2d2]

There's not much difference.

My hair is really knotted.
My hair is badly tangled.
His hair is full of knots.

I personally wouldn't use "tangle" as a noun in this particular context.

 

[Ju]

There's not much difference.

My hair is really knotted.
My hair is badly tangled.
His hair is full of knots.

I personally wouldn't use "tangle" as a noun in this particular context.

Can I say,

My hair is entangled.

Ju

 

[5jj]

Can I say,

My hair is entangled.

Ju

No.

Ju, you appear to be devoting a lot of thought to something that is not terribly important in the grand scheme of things.

 

[billmcd]

No.

Ju, you appear to be devoting a lot of thought to something that is not terribly important in the grand scheme of things.

Apparently Ju is having a "bad hair day".

 

[emsr2d2]

I recommend a good conditioner and a wide-toothed comb.

 

[billmcd]

I recommend a good conditioner and a wide-toothed comb.

Or a white sport coat and a pink carnation. (I have feeling that this is one of those posts that's going to get legs!)

 

[Barb_D]

I though it was a pink carnation and a pick-up truck, you lonely, teenage broncin' buck.

 

[billmcd]

I though it was a pink carnation and a pick-up truck, you lonely, teenage broncin' buck.

That too. Mine was: (Marty Robbins) A WHITE SPORT COAT

A white sports coat and a pink
carnation
I'm all dressed up for the dance
A white sports coat and a pink
carnation
I'm all alone in romance

Once you told me long ago
To the
prom with me you'd go
Now you've changed your mind it seems
Someone else
will hold my dreams.