I've been seeing a phrasing on a lot of craigslist ads around here lately that I don't think I've ever seen before: this needs [verb]ed. Like, "the hinges need replaced," or "the upholstery needs cleaned" or "the table needs refinished" or things like that. Is this a Pennsylvania thing?
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Hil R. - Aug 25, 2010 2:51:32 pm PDT #91 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
tommyrot - Aug 25, 2010 2:58:13 pm PDT #92 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Dunno about that.
My boss just put up signs in our building that say, "This door is alarmed."
I feel bad for the poor doors....
Dana - Aug 25, 2010 2:59:24 pm PDT #93 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Hil, I first encountered that here in Washington State. Never before.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2010 3:01:15 pm PDT #94 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My boss just put up signs in our building that say, "This door is alarmed."
We have that all over the doors in our stairwells, and I never fail to feel for the doors either.
Hush, poor door. Calm down.
Mala - Aug 25, 2010 3:07:08 pm PDT #95 of 30000
This reader needs de-lurked...
Hil, that's a Pittsburgh thing; we drop the "to be" all the time. I was well into my 20s before I knew that saying "My hair needs cut" was wrong. I try not to do it in written form now, but I can't eradicate it from my speech; it's too set-in.
Connie Neil - Aug 25, 2010 3:10:51 pm PDT #96 of 30000
brillig
Is this a Pennsylvania thing?
Yup.
Or what Mala said. But I don't agree that it's "wrong", per se, though if someone's formatting is against regionalisms I'd accept the foul. (Though I might not change it because I'm stubborn like that)
Cashmere - Aug 25, 2010 3:11:00 pm PDT #97 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
P-burgh also uses the word "slippy" for slippery. I like it.
Of course, Wisconsin uses the word "bubbler" for drinking fountain.
Jessica - Aug 25, 2010 3:13:49 pm PDT #98 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The beer flights I've seen have been served like this - tiny wee beer glasses on a wooden serving platter. Tasty AND adorable!
Hil R. - Aug 25, 2010 3:14:52 pm PDT #99 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
This is odd. I just glanced at my cable box, and the place where it usually shows the time currently says 16:9. Turning it on then off again fixed it, but I wonder what that meant.
smonster - Aug 25, 2010 3:16:33 pm PDT #100 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
smonster needs a transporter.
Or a time-turner. Or some more brain cells. But I've settled for animal crackers dipped in Nutella.
Buffista conversation #17 - regionalisms!