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I doubt very much that the intended meaning was 'crouch especially in hiding'. The usual meaning for 'scooch (over)' would be 'move a little bit (to one side or the other in order to make room for someone or something else)'.
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I'm racking my brain trying to figure out what hippies and grandmas have in common. Hmmmm... blue hair doesn't work. That has too few letters and is also two words.
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It means slide to one side or the other on a seat (in order to make room for someone or something). By the way, I don't think I've ever actually seen that word written before -- I've only heard people say it. It's quite informal.
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You should delete the indefinite article in the second and third sentences. - "pharmacologically active" = adverb + adjective (i.e. there is no noun)- "inert" = adjective (i.e. there is no noun)
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Hi AngliholicI would say "received first prize".I would tend to use first place this way: "...when he came in first place..." or "...when he took first place..."
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You've got it, Mr M! (I just had to make sure you weren't referring to a spelling bee.) Buzzword was my word.Your turn to pick.
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Just to summarize:had arrested = past perfect form of the verb 'arrest'
had to = simple past form of 'have to' Although it is more common to say 'the police', the word 'police' is also sometime used without the definite article ('the') -- especially in...
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OK, I see.I think another way "I thought" is used is to refer to something that the speaker once believed to be true, but now believes is or might be counterfactual.
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Well, let's put it this way: It's not something that you can normally touch or pick up unless the word is printed out on a piece of paper. It's used to categorize certain types of things.
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Using the 'would be' is more tentative than using 'is'. Yes, I used 'would' because I was voicing my opinion. (It was nevertheless an opinion that I firmly believe to be true. )
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