re: Curiosity about "The Want"

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Amazing. I ask a simple civil question and folks gratuitously try to sling insults, ill-founded ones at that.

BTW Hitchdick, while "want" may be a standard word, "the want" isn't a common phrase.

It seems no-one know the etymology of the phrase or if it has any regional or cultural association. However if someone does, I'd appreciate your sharing the knowledge.

Thanks.

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I wasn't insulting you, some do not take literature courses, others just skim through it. it is very basic word in literature.

ex: "the want of the love of a woman"

personally, I like the fact that our coach uses more unique language than others. "I'm a man, I'm 40" or comparing pitiful losses to real tragedies like 9/11 & pearl harbor.