sanmac
Stickybottle, the description of a person includes many factors such as: male, female, tall, short, bald, facial-hair, clothing, white, black, brown, accent, fat, thin, etc. etc. All combined they add up to, well...a description.
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Indeed they do
But there is a description
Then there is a detailed description
But when accent is mentioned it becomes a major factor
Are we talking Glaswegian or Essex ?
You mentioned facial hair
Was it a beard ?
A moustache ?
What colour ?
Mentioning a single item means nothing
We all have those characteristics you mention to one degree or another so the more detail the better
No ?