{"id":248,"date":"2018-11-05T10:37:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T10:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingcolours.ng\/archives\/?p=248"},"modified":"2018-11-05T10:37:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T10:37:23","slug":"to-barb-or-cut-your-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyingcolours.ng\/archives\/to-barb-or-cut-your-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018To Barb\u2019 Or \u2018Cut Your Hair\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018To Barb\u2019 Or \u2018Cut Your Hair\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Hassan Abdulbaqi<\/em><\/p>\n

One can simply cut his\/her hair or have a haircut but one cannot barb his\/her hair simply because barber was not derived from the word \u2018barb\u2019. Barb, of course, is not a verb but a noun which has no relationship with the profession of a barber. \u2018Barb\u2019 refers to the point of an arrow or a hook that is curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out<\/strong>. Barb also refers to a remark that is meant to hurt somebody\u2019s feelings.<\/p>\n

The major reason that can be alluded to this error is the case of analogical change where forms of words are extended from their limited space. Since speakers are used to getting nouns that end with \u2018-er\u2019 from their verbs, like:<\/p>\n

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Actor<\/strong>: A person who acts <\/strong>a play<\/p>\n

Caterer: <\/strong>A person who caters <\/strong>by providing food and drinks at events<\/p>\n

Teacher<\/strong>: A person who teaches<\/strong><\/p>\n

Writer<\/strong>: A person who writes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trader: <\/strong>One who trades <\/strong>by buying things for sale<\/p>\n

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They create the space for the analogical change which is apparent in their spoken English by thinking that a barber<\/strong> is a person who simply barbs<\/strong> but no! Barber is not coined from the noun \u2018barb\u2019 and neither is the \u2018-er\u2019 a suffix that had been added to \u2018barb\u2019, just like a carpenter<\/strong> is not a person who carpents <\/em>for the word is non-existent in English, neither is broiler a person who broils but broiler is rather a young chicken that is \u00a0suitable for boiling or roasting.<\/p>\n

(Read SO THAT YOU DON\u2019T BECOME LIKE ME)<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2018Barbing salon\u2019 or \u2018barbershop\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The same error of mapping usual forms to exempted forms as in the case of \u2018barber\u2019 also reflects in \u2018barbing salon\u2019. Just like we have hairdressing salon, we feel \u2018barbing salon\u2019 should also fit. Since it has been established that \u2018barb\u2019 is not a verb, it cannot take the \u2018-ing\u2019 suffix which is specifically used to make the present continuous tense of verbs, neither can it be made into a gerund which is usually in the form of the present participle of a verb because it is not a verb in the first place. This makes the term \u2018barbing salon\u2019 incorrect. The appropriate English word for the place where a barber works is \u2018barbershop\u2019 or \u2018barber\u2019s shop\u2019 depending on the English variants.<\/p>\n

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