needs washed

[Millie Webb]

Sorry if this gets posted twice, but it seemed to send only to Vida the first time....

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 I don't think you are quite the ONLY Canadian here, but probably one of few.

Anyway, I have heard "needs + PP" in Southern Ontario quite a bit.  BUT, I
need to add that many of the people I know in So Ontario are
Amish/Mennonite, who came up from (mostly) PA, OH and IN, either 100 years
ago, or in the newer settlements, about 20 years ago.   Whichever time they
(or their ancestors) came up to Canada, they could have brought that
regionalism with them.  They tend to be very conservative linguistically as
well....  Then again, I cannot say I have ever consciously observed how many
times I have heard it from Old Order Amish (OOA) versus Mennonites versus
"regular Canadians".  -- Millie

PS - I NEVER heard it growing up in the Twin Cities in MN, until my German
teacher (who was originally from PA) used it in class, and was ribbed about
it for some time (he even said "warshed").
----- Original Message -----
From: "vida morkunas" <vidamorkunas at TELUS.NET>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: needs washed


> >Is it found anywhere in Canada?
>
> I have never heard 'needs washed', neither in my native Montreal, nor in
> Vancouver (where I've lived since 1990)
>
> cheers -
>
> Vida.
> vidamorkunas at telus.net
>
> ps: am I the only Canadian here?