To be, or not?
To be, or not?
(OP)
I've noticed that in the midwestern US (IN and MI especially), it seems to be common practice to drop "to be" from sentences including the word "needs." What is up with that?
Examples:
My car needs fixed.
This joint needs bushed.
Examples:
My car needs fixed.
This joint needs bushed.





RE: To be, or not?
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RE: To be, or not?
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I notice my daughter, raised in a Chicago suburb, has a lot of problems with using the correct verb tense. I, on the other hand, was raised in the hills of Tennesse, and (being an engineer) am able to speak and write perfect English
Patricia Lougheed
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RE: To be, or not?
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Patricia Lougheed. You are the only one.
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RE: To be, or not?
are good at is:
Go bar.
(not: Go to the bar.)
Also its Ford's, as in "I work at ford's?" or "You work at Ford's?"
nick
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You are right about plurals - in Michigan, Ford's is very popular, as is Meijer's (the grocery store), even though the signs display very prominantly the correct names Ford and Meijer.
Regards,
Cory
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Good Luck
johnwm
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nick
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I go to Meijer's, meaning the store belonging to Meijer.
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