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</head><body><p>I resemble that remark! :)</p><p><br></p><blockquote type="cite">On January 27, 2020 at 1:52 PM Ron L'Herault <lherault@verizon.net> wrote: <br> <br><div class="ox-fa320755a5-WordSection1"><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoNormal">Warning: This is not Triumph related. </p><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoNormal"> </p><p class="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-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText">“Needs Restored like that one.”</p><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText">---------------------------------</p><p class="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><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="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><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText">Let’s hear it for fluif.</p><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText">Ron L’Herault</p><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="ox-fa320755a5-MsoNormal"> <br></p></div></blockquote><p class="default-style"><br> </p><blockquote type="cite">** triumphs@autox.team.net ** <br> <br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html <br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs http://www.team.net/archive <br> <br>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/spitlist@cox.net <br></blockquote><p class="default-style"><br> </p></body></html>