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- The spellings hare-brained and hair-brained are both accepted. (The hyphen is preferred in Canadian spelling, but the terms may also be written without it.)
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The spellings hare-brained and hair-brained are both accepted. (The hyphen is preferred in Canadian spelling, but the terms may also be written without it.) Hare-brained is the more common spelling and more accurately reflects the origin of the term, which was first used in the 16th century to describe a foolish person—one “with the brain ...
hare-brained, hair-brained. The spellings hare-brained and hair-brained are both accepted. (The hyphen is preferred in Canadian spelling, but the terms may also be written without it.) Hare-brained is the more common spelling and more accurately reflects the origin of the term, which was first used in the 16th century to describe a foolish ...
The spellings hare-brained and hair-brained are both accepted. (The hyphen is preferred in Canadian spelling, but the terms may also be written without it.) Hare-brained is the more common spelling and more accurately reflects the origin of the term, which was first used in the 16th century to describe a foolish person—one “with the brain ...
Apr 22, 2011 · Harebrained is more often written as hare-brained, which makes it clearer that it doesn’t come from a root *harebrain, but is analogous to compounds like red-haired, duck-billed, flat-topped and so on.
(of plans or people) silly or not practical: harebrained scheme That sounds like another of his harebrained schemes! Synonyms. insane. loopy informal. mad (SILLY) UK informal. Note: The spelling harebrained is most common. The spelling hair-brained is also frequently used, but some people consider it to be incorrect.
A Google search turned up 11600 examples of the hare form and 2670 of hair, showing that, though in the minority, it’s a substantial minority (though it’s hard to tell what proportion is from people who simply can’t spell). Examples even in edited prose are commonplace both in America and Britain.
A writing tip on the spellings hare-brained and hair-brained. L'outil Writing Tips propose des solutions à des problèmes de grammaire, de style et d'usage en anglais. Les règles de l'usage canadien moderne y sont exposées de façon claire et aérée.
