Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 07:53:36 -0600

From: Bruce Gelder bgelder[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CAMEL.SIM.ES.COM

Subject: Re: need + participle



that sneaks into people's language without them realizing it, maybe like

the *need + [p.p.]* usage in, for example, "the car needs washed."



Are there any studies on this construction? Does DARE discuss it? I know

three people who use it consistently: one (male, ~30) is from Salt Lake City,

one (female, ~40) is from Montana, and one (male, ~35) is from Akron, Ohio.

I'm just curious about how widespread it is.



By the way, thanks for the replies to my question about prepositions. Several

people have E-mailed me with good suggestions.



--Bruce