Hi @Katy

I had a question

Is it olay to use "scoop" with a spoon?

Like: I scooped some ice-cream out of the tub with a spoon.

And if, for example I slice off a little ice-cream and put it on a plate, will it be okay to use "scoop off" or "spoon off" to "take a little ice-cream off with a spoon from the place"

Like: "Scoop off a little ice-cream at the corner." (The ice-cream is on a plate now, after slicing a little ice-cream off with a knife and then putting it on the plate?

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(That question mark was a typo)

@It'saboutEnglish Yes, scoop is very natural with spoons and ice cream. We use scoop as both a noun and a verb. "I ordered two scoops of chocolate, and the person behind the counter scooped them for me with the ice cream scoop." (I wouldn't use these all together in one sentence, but they are all appropriate applications of "scoop"--the first being the round serving of ice cream, the second being the action of getting the serving from the container, and the last being the tool used to do the action).

You can scoop with either a scoop or a spoon.

The only thing I find a little unusual is talking about the "corner" of the ice cream.

@It'saboutEnglish Or is this a square slice of ice cream? I guess corner would make sense then. At any rate, I'd say "scoop up a little ice cream with your spoon" or "spoon off a little ice cream" or just "eat a bite of ice cream" would all be fine.

And what about "scoop off" instead of "scoop up"? (And yeah, it is cuboidal in shape)

@Katy

And what would sound the most natural out of all the three options ("spoon off", "scoop off" or "take a little ice-cream off with spoon"?)

@It'saboutEnglish Scoop off/scoop up a little bit of ice cream--either one. You might "take a spoonful of ice cream" or "take a little ice cream with a spoon" but "take a little ice cream off" sounds really strange to me.