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	Vincent Teo  #535748  Wed, 02 Jul 08 12:56 PM Can I say, One day, John went to the barber when he woke up, he was shocked to find himself bold / hairless. (i) I think bold is correct, but , when do we use "hairless"? Any examples? (ii) barber is a shop? or the person?    Vincent Teo Joined on Sat, Mar 31 2007 Senior Member (3,896)

	optilang  #535759  Wed, 02 Jul 08 01:01 PM Vincent Teo Can I say, One day, John went to the barber when he woke up, he was shocked to find himself bold / hairless.  -   bald (i) I think bold is correct, but , when do we use "hairless"? Any examples?      (ii) barber is a shop? or the person?  A barber is the person - we go to the barber's or the barber's shop.    optilang Joined on Tue, May 13 2008 Poland Senior Member (2,175) OptiNative British English Speaker Wherever I may roam, I'm still a Londoner.

	nona the brit  #535760  Wed, 02 Jul 08 01:02 PM bald, not bold. Why the waking up part - did he fall asleep during his haircut? hairless is used about animals; bald about people.    nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member (11,353) The name says it all.

	New2grammar  #535761  Wed, 02 Jul 08 01:03 PM Hi Optilang, Which is more commonly said, the barber's or the hair salon?    New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member (7,670) Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?

	optilang  #535764  Wed, 02 Jul 08 01:05 PM Barber's is only for men Hair salon is for men and women    optilang

	New2grammar  #535765  Wed, 02 Jul 08 01:06 PM Thank you.    New2grammar

	Peaceblinkfriend  #535767  Wed, 02 Jul 08 01:06 PM Hi New2grammer, I am not completely sure about this but I think people prefer 'hair salon' over 'barber's' more nowadays as 'barber's' is considered sexist. PBF    Peaceblinkfriend Joined on Wed, May 9 2007 Australia Contributing Member (1,570)

	nona the brit  #535768  Wed, 02 Jul 08 01:07 PM Barbers only cut men's hair Hair salons will do men or women.    nona the brit

	New2grammar  #535770  Wed, 02 Jul 08 01:07 PM You're right. Check out Optilang's latest post.    New2grammar