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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Push the glass inward?

Hi,

Does "push the glass inward" make sense in this context?
My little son put the glass at the edge of the table after he drank some water.
The glass could be knocked off the table very easily.
So I said to him, "Push the glass inward."

Is that right?
Thanks very much.
  

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No, it doesn't make sense to me. I think I would say Push/move the glass away from the edge. "inward" is more likely to be used when you have only two positions that an object can occupy: an inward position and outward position so that the object can, at any time, be put in either of the two positions.

— Ivanhr

  • No, it doesn't make sense to me.
  • I think I would say Push/move the glass away from the edge.
  • "inward" is more likely to be used when you have only two positions that an object can occupy: an inward position and outward position so that the object can, at any time, be put in either of the two positions.
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No, it doesn't make sense to me. I think I would say

Push/move the glass away from the edge.

"inward" is more likely to be used when you have only two positions that an object can occupy: an inward position and outward position so that the object can, at any time, be put in either of the two positions.
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Wow, it does not make sense. I think compared with the edge, the center of the table can be considered "inside" or "inward". Anyway, I'll accept your advice. Thanks.
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