ext_5288 ([identity profile] dsgood.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] jhetley 2006-05-20 09:06 am (UTC)

Linguistic note: "My hair needs washed" and similar constructions came into Western Pennsylvania speech from Scots and Ulster Scots. It apparently came into Scots from Gaelic, in which it's grammatically correct.
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