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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:51 pm
Post subject: Can you answer my needs? |
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Doing a bit of editing work, and I've run across "working to answer
your needs." I'm having a gut reaction against it -- in my opinion
needs can be met, but questions are answered. Running a Google search
shows a lot of companies who "answer your needs." Which doesn't mean
it's correct, of course, but common enough that I'm wondering if I'm
just being a pedant or if it really is an ugly, ugly phrase.
Is "answer your needs" worth going to the mat over? Or am I just fussy?
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madmike
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:01 pm
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A better usage is "an answer to your every need"
Needs can't always be met humanly speaking.
We dream of something that answers our needs
Its just a dream. |
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:05 am
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matthewshepherd@hotmail.com filted:
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Doing a bit of editing work, and I've run across "working to answer
your needs." I'm having a gut reaction against it -- in my opinion
needs can be met, but questions are answered. Running a Google search
shows a lot of companies who "answer your needs." Which doesn't mean
it's correct, of course, but common enough that I'm wondering if I'm
just being a pedant or if it really is an ugly, ugly phrase.
Is "answer your needs" worth going to the mat over? Or am I just fussy?
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"All prayers are answered; it's just that sometimes the answer is no"....r
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Bob
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:18 am
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:51:34 -0800, matthewshepherd wrote:
| Quote: | Doing a bit of editing work, and I've run across "working to answer your
needs." I'm having a gut reaction against it -- in my opinion needs can be
met, but questions are answered. Running a Google search shows a lot of
companies who "answer your needs." Which doesn't mean it's correct, of
course, but common enough that I'm wondering if I'm just being a pedant or
if it really is an ugly, ugly phrase.
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I agree with your gut.
| Quote: | Is "answer your needs" worth going to the mat over? Or am I just fussy?
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Depends on what's at stake, but I'd hold a firm line. Tactically, just
don't make a big deal over it. Make the change and move on: "Working to
meet your needs."
Bob |
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Don Phillipson
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:57 am
Post subject: Re: Can you answer my needs? |
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<matthewshepherd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1131378694.392815.297650@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | Doing a bit of editing work, and I've run across "working to answer
your needs." I'm having a gut reaction against it -- in my opinion
needs can be met, but questions are answered. Running a Google search
shows a lot of companies who "answer your needs." Which doesn't mean
it's correct, of course
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This remains the wrong word;
needs are supplied (or not);
questions are answered.
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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada) |
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Skitt
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:20 am
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Don Phillipson wrote:
| Quote: | matthewshepherd@hotmail.com> wrote
Doing a bit of editing work, and I've run across "working to answer
your needs." I'm having a gut reaction against it -- in my opinion
needs can be met, but questions are answered. Running a Google search
shows a lot of companies who "answer your needs." Which doesn't mean
it's correct, of course
This remains the wrong word;
needs are supplied (or not);
questions are answered.
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I don't know about supplying needs -- I have plenty of needs as it is.
I suppose that the expression is acceptable, but it seems a bit strange to
me. It would take supplying what it is that I need, not the needs
themselves, that would satisfy me. Ah, there it is -- "satisfy my needs"
sounds great.
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Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/ |
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Maria Conlon
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:12 am
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Skitt wrote:
| Quote: | Don Phillipson wrote:
matthewshepherd@hotmail.com> wrote
Doing a bit of editing work, and I've run across "working to answer
your needs." I'm having a gut reaction against it -- in my opinion
needs can be met, but questions are answered. Running a Google
search shows a lot of companies who "answer your needs." Which
doesn't mean it's correct, of course
This remains the wrong word;
needs are supplied (or not);
questions are answered.
I don't know about supplying needs -- I have plenty of needs as it is.
I suppose that the expression is acceptable, but it seems a bit
strange to me. It would take supplying what it is that I need, not
the needs themselves, that would satisfy me. Ah, there it is --
"satisfy my needs" sounds great.
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Another could be "fulfill" one's needs. (Maybe. The more I say it, the
worse it sounds.)
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Maria Conlon |
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Charles Riggs
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 3:59 pm
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 14:20:13 -0800, "Skitt" <skitt99@comcast.net>
wrote:
| Quote: | Don Phillipson wrote:
matthewshepherd@hotmail.com> wrote
Doing a bit of editing work, and I've run across "working to answer
your needs." I'm having a gut reaction against it -- in my opinion
needs can be met, but questions are answered. Running a Google search
shows a lot of companies who "answer your needs." Which doesn't mean
it's correct, of course
This remains the wrong word;
needs are supplied (or not);
questions are answered.
I don't know about supplying needs -- I have plenty of needs as it is.
I suppose that the expression is acceptable, but it seems a bit strange to
me. It would take supplying what it is that I need, not the needs
themselves, that would satisfy me. Ah, there it is -- "satisfy my needs"
sounds great.
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Yes, but the better answer is to have no needs to start with. Want
nothing, and you'll never be disappointed. Buddha taught me that,
although the teaching hasn't completely taken hold yet. I still want
an additional desk.
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Charles Riggs |
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Ross Howard
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:38 pm
Post subject: Re: Can you answer my needs? |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:34:20 GMT, "Maria Conlon"
<maria.c-b@sbcglobal.net> wrought:
| Quote: | Skitt wrote:
Don Phillipson wrote:
matthewshepherd@hotmail.com> wrote
Doing a bit of editing work, and I've run across "working to answer
your needs." I'm having a gut reaction against it -- in my opinion
needs can be met, but questions are answered. Running a Google
search shows a lot of companies who "answer your needs." Which
doesn't mean it's correct, of course
This remains the wrong word;
needs are supplied (or not);
questions are answered.
I don't know about supplying needs -- I have plenty of needs as it is.
I suppose that the expression is acceptable, but it seems a bit
strange to me. It would take supplying what it is that I need, not
the needs themselves, that would satisfy me. Ah, there it is --
"satisfy my needs" sounds great.
Another could be "fulfill" one's needs. (Maybe. The more I say it, the
worse it sounds.)
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"Answer your needs" isn't necessarily wrong, but it means
address/respond to the needs rather than satisfy them.
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Ross Howard |
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