Needs + past part. in New England?

sagehen sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
Thu Mar 18 16:18:16 UTC 2004


>Has anybody else seen this expression used north of NJ?  This
>morning I opened a mailing from a Toyota dealership in Greenfield,
>MA that contained the phrase "needs serviced."  I assume these
>flyers are published locally, because the Toyota dealership in
>Northampton sends mailings offering its own service deals (usually
>for a higher price).
>
>FWIW, Greenfield is definitely more "countrified" than Noho.
>
>Joanne
>Joanne M. Despres, Senior Editor
>Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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My recollection of a discussion of this construction on ADS-L a year or so
ago, places it around the Pittsburgh area.
A. Murie



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