Talk:such as

(formal) Those who.

Any reference for this third meaning? --Backinstadiums (talk) 14:06, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

It's SoP and certainly not a preposition; I've removed it. Equinox ◑ 14:13, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

1773 example (Benjamin Hoadly): "Such as prefer the Worship of the Church of England for a constancy, but hold the separate Congregations to be lawful Churches..." Equinox ◑ 14:14, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

The part having the meaning “those who” there is the part between “such as” and “the Worship”, i.e. Ø for “those who”. Because, as you might know, gaps in language also bear meaning. Fay Freak (talk) 15:08, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

such as X, as Y

oats (plural noun): the seeds of the oat grown as a cereal crop. Use: to make foods such as oatmeal, as livestock feed. 
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

Is "such as X, as Y" just a typo, or rather a grammatically correct usage? --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:19, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

3. of the (usually small) amount, etc

2. of a similar kind as; like: people such as your friend John make me angry
3. of the (usually small) amount, etc: the food, such as there was, was excellent
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/such

Does it deserve its own sense? --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:23, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

It's not such a quite place as it used to be

Is the idiom used in the sentence It's not such a quite place as it used to be? --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:26, 20 November 2020 (UTC)