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Parochial Orphan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Isn't this incorrect? - "What really needs is..."

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00I got a little curious about this expression, "01font00What really needs is ...02font00"02br
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00I'd think it's incorrect, since the first verb "need" is a transitive verb.02br
00But some of my friends say it's commonly used, especially in casual conversations.02br
00They might be right about it, though I'm not quite convinced. I don't recall I have heard it used this way.02br
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00I think it should be replaced with something like "01font00What we really need is...02font00" or "01font00What needs to be done is...",02font00 etc.02br
00Please help me out! Thank you. 0-
  

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02br 02br 00But just 'What really needs is' is incorrect. 0-

— Nona the brit

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0What it really needs is...What she really needs is....what he really needs is...02br
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00are ok.02br
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00But just 'What really needs is' is incorrect. I suspect your friends are just mishearing it, sometimes words are easily 'lost' if they are not native speakers listening to a conversation.0-
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0 It's incorrect. It's as Nona says, or 01i00What is really needed is ...02i02br
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0 Thank you Nona & CJ!! 0-
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