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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Establish your own needs

Hi

Could you please shed some light on the use of "establish your own needs" in this sentence? Is it natural to native ears?


A boy to his friends about her difficult parents...

I know that they are difficult parents, but did you ever try to establish your own needs to them?

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

It sounds like what they call psychobabble, the overblown nomenclature of the psychologist. The meaning of such terms is murky at best to the layman, and you often find after further research that it is just as inexact among the psychologists. " How is a kid supposed to know what his needs are?

— Enoon

  • It sounds like what they call psychobabble, the overblown nomenclature of the psychologist.
  • The meaning of such terms is murky at best to the layman, and you often find after further research that it is just as inexact among the psychologists.
  • " How is a kid supposed to know what his needs are?
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It sounds like what they call psychobabble, the overblown nomenclature of the psychologist. The meaning of such terms is murky at best to the layman, and you often find after further research that it is just as inexact among the psychologists.

My guess at its meaning here is "I know that they are difficult parents, but did you ever try to talk to them about what you want?" How is a kid su
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Thanks for the detailed answer, enoon.

Simply speaking, the sentence is NOT natural. Right?

Tom
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I think it is unidiomatic ( I think "establish" wants "with" instead of "to"), and I find it rather meaningless. Still, I wouldn't be surprised to hear it from a certain kind of native speaker.
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