Sorry to all you hardcore, punk rock fans out there; this post has nothing to do with the Canadian band, Comeback Kid.
I was doing a little light reading the other day for class, plodding through Plato's "Gorgias," and came across a phrase that must needs come back. If you didn't catch it, that phrase is "must needs." Microsoft Word identifies it as a typo, but I think that the word combination offers a new possibility of meaning. Instead of just "must" or "needs," the alliance of the two words gives it urgency, seriousness, and backbone. And the best part about this phrase is that it's reversible; "must needs" and "needs must" mean the same thing. Phenomenal. If you really want to investigate all the intricacies and history of this phrase, check out this website.
As for me, I'm adding "must needs" to my list of needed comebacks along with New Kids on the Block, Gushers, one cent gum, and leather pants.
4 comments:
jellies. and real roller skates.
Aggh! "Must needs" sounds like a superfluous plural which is terrible, by the ways. The last thing alls adverbs need now is a verb-noun-plurality identity crisis. Don't do it!!!
Oh, please. You must needs not be so hard on the old ways...whoever you are.
You could've fooled me with the leather pants.
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