Anna232
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This is my reply to a question prompt "Can money buy happiness?"
I think the parts in bold are unidiomatic. I didn't correct them myself as I was advised against posting two versions.
"The catchphrase "Money can buy you happiness" begs the question what happiness is on its own? (Should I use the question mark? ) If we take into considerstion rich people, they logically seem to be happy, since they have money to fulfill their material desires and needs, and they have more access to goods and services. To some people happiness doesn't depend on the material state. People need money to afford caring about their family: money is needed to pay for kids' education, to provide a good house for your family, to ensure they have goods they need. If for a person happiness is in having their material needs and desires fulfilled, he can achive it with money. On the other hand, if happiness for a person means having a loving family, he still needs money to provide them. So to some extent the phrase "Money can buy you happiness is true."
I think the parts in bold are unidiomatic. I didn't correct them myself as I was advised against posting two versions.
"The catchphrase "Money can buy you happiness" begs the question what happiness is on its own? (Should I use the question mark? ) If we take into considerstion rich people, they logically seem to be happy, since they have money to fulfill their material desires and needs, and they have more access to goods and services. To some people happiness doesn't depend on the material state. People need money to afford caring about their family: money is needed to pay for kids' education, to provide a good house for your family, to ensure they have goods they need. If for a person happiness is in having their material needs and desires fulfilled, he can achive it with money. On the other hand, if happiness for a person means having a loving family, he still needs money to provide them. So to some extent the phrase "Money can buy you happiness is true."