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    Default we don’t have that we really want

    The noun is described by two relative clauses like "we don't have" and "that we really want".
    Can we switch the position of "that" to "something that we don't have we really want"? And why can't we just say "something we don't have and (we) really want"?

    mo25)One secret to being happy is to learn to be content with who we are and what we have. If there is something about ourselves that we don’t like, then we shouldchange what we don’t like and make ourselves better people. If there is something we don’t have that we really want, then we should work, save, and get it.
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    Default Re: we don’t have that we really want

    Quote Originally Posted by keannu View Post
    The noun is described by two relative clauses like "we don't have" and "that we really want".
    Can we switch the position of "that" to "something that we don't have we really want"? And why can't we just say "something we don't have and (we) really want"?

    mo25)One secret to being happy is to learn to be content with who we are and what we have. If there is something about ourselves that we don’t like, then we shouldchange what we don’t like and make ourselves better people. If there is something we don’t have that we really want, then we should work, save, and get it.
    Yes, "something we don't have and (we) really want" would be perfectly acceptable and identical in meaning.
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    Default Re: we don’t have that we really want

    What about placing "that" to "something that we don't have we really want"?
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    Default Re: we don’t have that we really want

    Quote Originally Posted by keannu View Post
    What about placing "that" to "something that we don't have we really want"?
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