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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Scooch (verb)

Hi,

In the dictionary

Scooch :

to slide as with short, jerky movements

Can you say AS WITH and why does it seem off to me if you can say it?

Thank you
  

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Hi, Most people I know would not use 'as with' in conversation, at least not in this context. The language in a dictionary often sounds stilted because of the need to explain a word in a short definition. I think the meaning would have been just as clear if it had said: to slide with short, jerky movements, but it would have been better to say slide over.

— TrysB

  • Hi, Most people I know would not use 'as with' in conversation, at least not in this context.
  • The language in a dictionary often sounds stilted because of the need to explain a word in a short definition.
  • I think the meaning would have been just as clear if it had said: to slide with short, jerky movements, but it would have been better to say slide over.
  • I checked the slang dictionary and I like their definition better: to move over, as in Can you please scooch over?
  • Trys
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Hi,
Most people I know would not use 'as with' in conversation, at least not in this context. The language in a dictionary often sounds stilted because of the need to explain a word in a short definition.

I think the meaning would have been just as clear if it had said: to slide with short, jerky movements, but it would have been better to say slide over.

I checked th
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alc24why does it seem off to me
Probably because it's not used much in ordinary conversation. But it's fine grammatically.

CJ
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