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Expression: "My hair is pulling badly."



 
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Expression: "My hair is pulling badly." Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:26 am  Expression: "My hair is pulling badly."
 

Hi

Do you find the following sentence correct?

1-My hair is pulling badly.

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Expression: "My hair is pulling badly." Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:50 am  Expression: "My hair is pulling badly."
 

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The grammar is impeccable; the meaning is lost to me.
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Expression: "My hair is pulling badly." Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:26 am  Expression: "My hair is pulling badly."
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
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The grammar is impeccable; the meaning is lost to me.
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Thanks, Mister Micawber.

We can pull each other's hair in a fight or otherwise, OK?

...but can our hair pull (itself) in a tight cap or scarf? Or maybe in tight jeans, we feel the hair of our legs pulling, unless, of course, we are not hirsute. So in that situation, can one say?

1- My hair is pulling badly.

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Expression: "My hair is pulling badly." Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:42 pm  Expression: "My hair is pulling badly."
 

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I think 'being pulled' would make more sense, Tom-- it's the cap, jeans or opponent that is doing the pulling.

However, I saw a fellow on TV, on 'Xtreme Sports', pulling a car with a rope lashed to his long hair; if the car were moving slowly or irregularly, he might exclaim. 'My hair is pulling badly!'
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Expression: "My hair is pulling badly." Fri Feb 16, 2007 15:19 pm  Expression: "My hair is pulling badly."
 

What an entertaining and creative example! Thanks, MM. Mr. Green Mr. Green Mr. Green
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