Timeline for "Need" in the sense of obligation - how new?
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| Dec 27, 2020 at 0:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/1342983622584918017 | ||
| Dec 25, 2020 at 18:47 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Dec 25, 2020 at 17:59 | comment | added | Amazon Dies In Darkness | I have noticed that many people seem to think they "need" things, as if their life will end if they do not have them. I believe this is a good example of language modifying psychology. Experimentally, when you press subjects who use the word "need" this way, they will often resist, until - sometimes - they will finally acknowledge that they don't really need what they think they need. When speaking English, I try to use the word need mindfully, and limit my use to when I do truly need something. Human needs consist largely of air, food, water, and sometimes shelter. | |
| Dec 25, 2020 at 12:54 | answer | added | LPH | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 25, 2020 at 11:12 | comment | added | BillJ | "Need" is a transitive verb only when it has an NP object as in "He needs a new car", but elsewhere it's intransitive. | |
| Dec 25, 2020 at 10:47 | history | asked | AnatolyVorobey | CC BY-SA 4.0 |