Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 14:39:00 +1200

From: "George Halliday (09)483-9039" HALLIDAYG[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SCHOOLS.MINEDU.GOVT.NZ

Subject: Re: needs + p.p.



Needs + p.p.



Another postively interesting Scoticism I'm sure.

In Scotland it is also normal to use the p.p.

with wants:

It needs washed

They want kicked.



The pres. part with this is not normal as in English English.



Another (but unrelated ) issue is the relative clause strategies that I read

somewhere is usual in speech in most of US but not of course in StEng.:



The people that their house was burnt down.



rather than ...whose house was burnt down.



How wide spread is this Rel Cl strategy?



George Halliday