On 8/28/2015 11:55 AM, Philippe wrote:
Nothing I wanted that I didn't already have.
So long as what you want is what you have … ;-)
Your English is pretty flawless, but "want" is a tricksy word, having fairly
recently changed in usage.
"`Your hair wants cutting,' said the Hatter. He had been looking at Alice for some time with great curiosity, and this
was his first speech."
*1*.
have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
"I want an apple"
*2*.
archaic
lack or be short of something desirable or essential.
"you shall *want for nothing* while you are with me"
To avoid confusion between the meaning of desire for something I don't have and may not actually need and lack of
something essential, I tend to avoid the word in such usage.
I would have said "I have what I need", leaving desires beyond need elsewhere.
:-)
It's been odd lately to browse through the the Oly email ads and specials and the whole list of µ4/3 lenses and realize
there's nothing available that fills a need I don't have covered.
Did I need the LenBaby Spark and Soft Focus lenses, or just desire them? My photographic life was pretty good without
them. Yet I've managed a handful of images so far with them that greatly please me, and that I could not have made
otherwise ...
Recreational Shopper Moose
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What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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