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It may be misused but almost everyone understands what is meant. Language evolves to fit the needs of people. In my case I assure you I am not “misusing” it. T
by jquery 7y ago
It may be misused but almost everyone understands what is meant. Language evolves to fit the needs of people.
In my case I assure you I am not “misusing” it. The widow’s peak gets a little more severe every year, probably due to overall hair thinning that comes from aging. Or MPB interacting with it.
- nkozyra 7y agoI'm confused, since a widow's peak is not related to hair recession and you're talking specifically like hair recession. What you're describing just sounds like MPB from the temples, which is one of two common ways men go bald.
- jquery 7y agoHow else to describe having a widow's peak that gets progressively deeper over a period of decades?
- nkozyra 7y ago"Male Pattern Baldness"
- jquery 7y agoI was born with my widow's peak. If you look at Leonardo Dicaprio, as he's aged, his "widow peak" has gotten more severe as mine has. You're the first person I've encountered who took issue with me describing my hair as a "widow's peak that slowly got more severe". I think it conjures the proper mental image. It is a form of MPB, yes, but that's a broad category.
- nkozyra 7y agoMy point is the widow's peak is wholly unrelated to baldness and often exists on a full hairline. The recession you're describing is MPB, but again, is independent of the widow's peak phenomenon. Semantically they're different things that often get conflated.