how come you can scratch and itch, itch a scratch, itch and itch but you can't scratch a scratch
2006-07-20 07:04:13 · 11 answers · asked by fricka 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
yeah, you can....scratch yourself with a pin, and then scare a cat-he can scratch your scratch.
2006-07-20 07:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by R J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well technically scratch is the act of correcting an itch by rubbing it. The scratch is a verb.
The itch is the cause of the problem. It's the sensation felt when you need to take the corrective action. The itch is a noun.
So the only thing that is technically right is to "scratch an itch". None of the others are right, but they have been used interchangably as slang.
2006-07-20 07:10:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you have an itch, it's because your body has a defence mechanism to remove the affecting organism or allergen that causes the itch.. Therefore you would want to scratch it because it's an automatic reaction to do so to remove the itch. So by doing the act of scratching, you actually caused the itch to spread even more and that's why when you start scratching, you can't stop.
2006-07-24 06:14:48 · answer #3 · answered by Ava Wang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't itch an itch either.
2006-07-20 07:11:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOu can scratch a scratch, but you might pull off the scab and it could get infected. so it's more of a suggestion....
2006-07-20 07:07:34 · answer #5 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 00:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you were mentally abused as a kid?
2006-07-20 07:33:00 · answer #7 · answered by tiger_skratch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, that was a match!
2006-07-22 09:08:32 · answer #8 · answered by spyblitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You confused me with that question : ()
2006-07-20 07:08:20 · answer #9 · answered by italian_princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no idea.
2006-07-20 07:07:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋