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Andrew123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

im stuck with this sentence

"We aren't giving other people what they need, so much as what we think will shield them from seeing whatever it is in us that we think we lack" can you help me figure out the meaning of this?
  

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andrew123 can you help me figure out the meaning of this? Yes, I believe I can, though it won't be easy. I can see why you might be having trouble with this one.

— CalifJim

  • andrew123 can you help me figure out the meaning of this?
  • Yes, I believe I can, though it won't be easy.
  • I can see why you might be having trouble with this one.
  • We aren't giving other people what they need, so much as what we think will shield them from seeing whatever it is in us that we think we lack.
  • what we lack ~ our shortcomings; our defects what will shield them ~ things that will protect them; things that will act as a barrier to them We have shortcomings, or at least we believe that we have shortcomings.
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andrew123can you help me figure out the meaning of this?
Yes, I believe I can, though it won't be easy. I can see why you might be having trouble with this one.
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