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It is perfectly correct Pittsburghese.
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On January 27, 2020 at 4:29 PM "Wbeech@flash.net" <wbeech@flash.net> wrote:
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<br> Never heard that line in Texas.
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“Cactus Jack drinks coffee black......” M.Murphy
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On Jan 27, 2020, at 3:05 PM, JOE CURRY <spitlist@cox.net> wrote:
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<p>I resemble that remark! :)</p>
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On January 27, 2020 at 1:52 PM Ron L'Herault <lherault@verizon.net> wrote:
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<p class="ox-14c1d57702-ox-fa320755a5-MsoNormal">I’m an uptight New Englander who was taught English grammar by nuns who had sticks. 8-). Face Book, was the first place I’d seen this usage. Now it appears in a mailing list message.</p>
<p class="ox-14c1d57702-ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText">“Needs Restored like that one.”</p>
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<p class="ox-14c1d57702-ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText">I look at that and first wonder, needs restored what? Then deep in the recesses of my mind, I hear Sister Thomasina saying “You will write ‘needs to be restored’ 100 times on the blackboard. When you are done, you will write ‘needs restoration’ 100 times as well.” </p>
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<p class="ox-14c1d57702-ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText">So, since it is not a Triumph question, if people want to answer privately, super. Do you use this sentence construction habitually? In what part of the country do you live? I was not an English major. I’m definitely not a great writer and don’t spell everything correctly, but I’m extremely curious to find out the extent of the usage and this is a nice friendly group who may be able to help me.</p>
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<p class="ox-14c1d57702-ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText">Let’s hear it for fluif.</p>
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