_bees_

[J. Clancy Clements (Kapil)]

>And what probably most of the other readers of your note aren't
>thinking about is that your kids grew up in Oregon, where the
>_needs fixed_ construction is pretty entrenched.

Just a note about "those things need fixed", it's the norm in south central
Indiana, and I would think in the south Midwest in general, although I'm not
sure about that.  Anyway, it's not an Oregon isolate.  Where else is the "NP
needs fixed" construction found?

Clancy Clements



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