2021-02-07
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด S – such
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง such = ‘SUHCH’
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
Such
As a pronoun, such is informal, if not substandard,
when used to mean “that” or “the same.”
Avoid saying I could not bear that (or the same) (See SAID.)
Such should not be used to mean “the like,” either.
Avoid saying, “At the circus we ate peanuts, popcorn, and such.”
Such is colloquial and to be avoided as an intensive:
“She is such a nice girl” could be better expressed
by substituting very or exceptionallyor unusually for such a.
An overworked phrases meaning “undetermined” is
“such and such” (at such and sucha place).
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Can such be used as a pronoun?: Usage Guide
Pronoun
For reasons that are hard to understand,
commentators on usage disapprove of such used as a pronoun.
Dictionaries, however, recognize it as standard;
all of the citations upon which our definitions of this word are based
are clearly standard.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
Usage Note:
The adjective such is often followed by that
when such is used to mean "of a degree or quality indicated,"
as in the sentence
The demand for Feinberg's specialized services is such that he commands around $200,000 a month when he gets involved in a case.
This example was acceptable to 86 percent of the Usage Panel in our 2011 survey.
The Panel does not, however, find the phrase such that
to be an acceptable replacement for so that or in such a way that.
A mere 22 percent approved of this usage in the sentence
The products are packaged such that users can pick the components they need and add capabilities over time.
The phrase as such is often used to emphasize
the kind or category that has just been mentioned
or to note that a term is being used in a narrow or exact sense:
"Prisoners of war did not exist as such in antiquity; generally, defeated combatants were slaughtered or enslaved" (Lawrence Malkin).
Sometimes as such occurs at the beginning of a sentence
and is used as a connector to the previous sentence
when there is no noun in that sentence
serving as an antecedent for the word such:
Rousseau articulated what he called the general will,
which supposedly reflects the true will of all the people.
As such, Rousseau is a great defender of democracy.
The Usage Panel has little enthusiasm for this construction.
In our 2005 survey, 75 percent of the Panel rejected this example,
and percentages as great or greater rejected three similar examples.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
such
1. referring back
Such a thing or person means a thing or person
like the one that has just been described, mentioned, or experienced.
We could not believe such a thing.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'such' when you are talking about something that is present,
or about the place where you are.
For example, if you are admiring someone's watch,
don't say 'I'd like such a watch'.
Say 'I'd like a watch like that'.
Don't say about the town where you are living
'There's not much to do in such a town'.
Say 'There's not much to do in a town like this'.
We have chairs like these at home.
It's hard living alone in a place like this.
2. 'such as'
You use such as between two noun phrases
when you are giving an example of something.
They played games such as bingo.
Mammals such as dogs and elephants give birth to live young.
The first noun phrase is sometimes put between such and as.
This use is more common in formal or literary English.
We talked about such subjects as the weather.
She spent a lot of time buying such things as clothes and linen.
3. 'such' used for emphasis
Such is sometimes used to emphasize the adjective in a noun phrase.
For example,
instead of saying 'He's a nice man',
you can say 'He's such a nice man'.
She seemed such a happy woman.
It was such hard work.
Be Careful!
Use a when the noun phrase is singular and countable.
Don't say, for example, 'She seemed such happy woman'.
Also, don't say 'She seemed a such happy woman'.
In conversation, for greater emphasis,
some people say ever such instead of 'such'.
I think that's ever such a nice photo.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'ever such' in writing.
You can use such to refer to something
or someone that has just been described
or mentioned and to emphasize a quality that they have.
For example,
instead of saying 'It was a very old car. I was surprised to see her driving it',
you can say 'I was surprised to see her driving such an old car'.
I was impressed to meet such a famous actress.
You really shouldn't tell such obvious lies.
4. 'such...that': mentioning a result
You can also use such in front of a noun phrase
when you are saying that something happens because someone
or something has a quality to an unusually large extent.
After the noun phrase, you use a that-clause.
This can be such a gradual process that you are not aware of it happening.
Sometimes the children are such hard work that she's relieved
when the day is over.
