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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Tan on June 06, 2011, 17:13:15 PM
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Hmm had a silly thought this am :-: :evillaugh:
While i was brushing Garfy this am he had a single hair from his coat stuck on his nose now while i was removing this item i thought "well it's not a hair is it cause it 's really fur but what do you call a single fur?? :-:
Do we actually have a word for just one??
Whatcha reckon?
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It was doing that last lot of client's wages wot sent you over the edge wasn't it Tan :(............ I jus' know it was :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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Oh goo on then ..... I'll play :innocent:
Noun: The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals: "a long, lean, muscular cat with sleek fur" :)
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Hmmm :evillaugh: Yes it was those wages.. to many bank holidays in the payroll and it took ages!! :innocent:
Soo we still call it a "hair" then ie Hair is the singular of Fur. Hmmmm does sound more of a hooman hair saying that. I think we should have a word just for a "fur hair" I mean you can say to a hooman person ........... "ooooo you've got a hair on your nose" and we all know it means a single one but can't say to an animal "oooo you've got a fur on your nose" (fleshy bit of nose) can ya??
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When it comes to Amber she gets her hair in my eyes (singular) but when attached to her nose its usually fluff (plural) When we're talking about carpet its just mess :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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Tab
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I think we should have a word just for a "fur hair" I mean you can say to a hooman person ........... "ooooo you've got a hair on your nose" and we all know it means a single one but can't say to an animal "oooo you've got a fur on your nose" (fleshy bit of nose) can ya?? :shify:
Does this have to apply to all animals? I mean dogs have a coat made up of individual hairs......... Or does it just have to apply to furries e.g. puddies, rabbits, mices etc
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A single strand of the fur suit is a hair ;D
Or a piece of fur :innocent:
And agree with Tab when its the carpet it is a mess :rofl: :rofl:
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Fur is when it's still attached to the animal, it becomes hair when it's detached.
That's my theory anyway, and explains why it's fur on the cat but hair on our clothes!
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and explains why it's fur on the cat but hair on our clothes!
Afraid its definitely fur on MY clothes....... :evillaugh:
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Could it be a strand of fur ?
I know a whicker is called vibrissae
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Tan ................. :gpoint: :lol2: :hee hee: :larf: :what:
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This is dafter than the thread I had going ages ago about paws and feet etc. - 4 feet, 4 paws, 2 paws & 2 feet ;) :rofl: :hug:
Mary
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It is singular or plural in my world - so we have a fur and we have fur ;D simples!