“They need cleaned up”
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Anonymous
| I’ve heard people saying “They need cleaned up” rather than “They need to be cleaned up”. Where and when do people say this? |
Anonymous
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It’s a regional thing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_English |
Anonymous
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yep, I spent lived in Pittsburgh for awhile and this is SUCH a Pittsburgh thing. "This floor needs washed!" |
Anonymous
| I know someone from South Carolina who says this. Also “we might could..” instead of “maybe we could” I like it! |
Anonymous
| My husband from the Midwest sometimes says things like this, and it really grates. “The washer needs fixed.” Ugh. |
Anonymous
| Or this gem: I seen… |
Anonymous
| There is such a thing as regional English and regional sayings. |
Anonymous
| There's also such a thing as horrible usage of the English language. |
Anonymous
| Midwestern thing. I had to actively change this about my speech. So did my Midwestern raised husband who attended Harvard. It sounds totally correct to our ears. |
Anonymous
| Isn't this how Gary and Susannah got together on Thirtysomething? |
Anonymous
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I have never heard this? It seems literally wrong.
I am surprised that elementary schools don't catch/correct this. Member of this younger generation though, all seem to say, "I needa (insert verb here), instead of "I need to" I first heard it on college tours, which shocked me. So many of the student-guides spoke this way. Now I have even heard TV pundits do it. Any insights??? |
Anonymous
Please do not blame the midwest. My mother was an English Professor in the "dreaded midwest" + would have cringed at this. I am guessing it is a class thing. |
Anonymous
Might could is Irish, many of which ways of speaking are retained in parts of the US |
Anonymous
| It’s regional. And it sounds fine to my Chicago ears! |
Anonymous
None of my Chicago family say this. We are half north siders and half south siders. There are plenty of Chicago regionalisms but this is not one of them. If you want to talk about the "frunch room" or dese, dem, and dose, then that's another thing. |