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"The House bill needs revised."
We've discussed this kind of usage recently as possibly regional, but this morning I saw it in an article summary in the NY Times. So apparently in the US it's considered standard. Sorry I can't link--the summary is in their email. ETA: for those who've never encountered this usage, muckdefuck links to this note on Pennsylvania usage: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/needs-washed.aspx
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We've discussed this kind of usage recently as possibly regional, but this morning I saw it in an article summary in the NY Times. So apparently in the US it's considered standard. Sorry I can't link--the summary is in their email. ETA: for those who've never encountered this usage, muckdefuck links to this note on Pennsylvania usage: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/needs-washed.aspx
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