Exceptions when to use a / an + hair / hairs

Mkumar75 · Fri Jul 13, 2007 13:55 pm *Exceptions when to use a / an + hair / hairs*

Exceptions when to use a / an + hair / hairs

Is there any exception when to use A or A with Hair or Hairs?

Please give explanations too.

thanks

Manu

Mister Micawber · Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:06 am *Exceptions when to use a / an + hair / hairs*

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I'm not precisely sure of your question, Manu. These are correct:

There is a hair in my soup. 'Hair' is countable and singular.
The poor man only has three hairs left on his head. 'Hair' is countable and plural.
He has very little hair left after his radiotherapy. 'Hair' is uncountable.

'An' is not used in any case.
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Tom · Sat Jul 14, 2007 23:03 pm *Exceptions when to use a / an + hair / hairs*

Mister Micawber · Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:09 am *Exceptions when to use a / an + hair / hairs*

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You can say 'some hair'. 'Little' cannot be confused with 'short' here by a native speaker.
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