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He doesn't have 'a' hair.



 
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He doesn't have 'a' hair. #1 (permalink) Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:44 am   He doesn't have 'a' hair.
 

"He doesn't have a hair." (uncountable)
OR
"He doesn't have hair."?

It's the 2nd one right? Because we should never use 'a' before any uncountable... ?
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He doesn't have 'a' hair. #2 (permalink) Wed Dec 09, 2009 14:05 pm   He doesn't have 'a' hair.
 

Both are possible, but the second (the uncountable version) is the more likely. The first one, which is the countable version, might be used for emphasis. In both cases, he is bald.
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